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Sharunya

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Found in 703 Collections and/or Records:

What May the ‘Third World’ Expect from International Law?, 2006

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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-109
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Published in the Third World Quarterly Vol. 27 No. 5:7, pg 13-25.

Dates: Publication: 2006

“What We Talk About When We Talk About Crime”, 8 October 2018

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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-87
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In The Indian Express.

Dates: Publication: 8 October 2018

When judges became targets, 1980

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Identifier: UB-005-01-09-47
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Upendra Baxi Collection is a digital collection that currently comprises a single series, Bibliography. This series is organised into several subseries, including Published Academic Articles, Published Book Chapters, Published Books, Published Book Reviews, Published Lectures and Presentations from Conferences and Seminars, Newspaper Articles, Letters and Correspondence (Mathura Rape Case), Other Media, and Media Articles by Others on the Mathura Rape Case.

Dates: Publication: 1980

“When Judges Dissent”, 18 January 2018

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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-69
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In The Indian Express.

Dates: Publication: 18 January 2018

“When Monuments Become Documents”, 8 septmeber 2019

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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-111
Abstract This book review (or essay) discusses how the "architecture of law" and historical monuments serve as "legal documents" of our past. Baxi explores the "jurisprudence of memory," arguing that how we treat our history—and the laws that govern it—defines our present identity. He examines the tension between "preserving the past" and the "needs of the present." The synopsis notes Baxi’s warning against the "politicization of monuments." He suggests that monuments are "silent witnesses" to our...
Dates: Publication: 8 septmeber 2019

When the Court Revisits Itself: The Supreme Court’s Expanding Power of Recall, 13 December 2025

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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-233
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This article examines the Indian Supreme Court’s growing use of its inherent powers to recall or revisit its own judgments. It explores the constitutional implications of such actions, debates their limits compared to review or curative petitions, and questions how this power affects finality in judicial decision-making. In India Legal.

Dates: Publication: 13 December 2025

When the State Becomes the Vexatious Litigant, 4 May 2023

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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-236
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In India Legal.

Dates: Publication: 4 May 2023

Who Bothers about the Supreme Court? The Problem of Impact of Judicial Decisions, 1982

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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-35
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This essay reflects on how Supreme Court judgments are received, interpreted, and acted upon outside courtrooms. It raises questions about the social, political, and institutional conditions that shape whether judicial decisions meaningfully affect governance, administration, and everyday life, rather than remaining symbolic or text-bound interventions. In the Journal of the Indian Law Institute Vol. 24, No. 4. pg 848-862.

Dates: Publication: 1982

“Whose Law Whose Order?”, 5 March 2021

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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-157
Abstract In this critique of "law and order" rhetoric, Baxi asks who the law actually serves. He analyzes the use of "preventive detention" and "sedition" laws to suppress dissent, asking whether "order" has become a euphemism for "compliance." Baxi argues that "true order" is built on "justice" and the "protection of rights," not on the "silencing of voices." The synopsis highlights his plea for a "law that liberates" rather than a "law that incarcerates." He asserts that the judiciary must...
Dates: Publication: 5 March 2021

“Why India at 75 is ready for a seditionless future”, 31 July 2021

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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-171
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In The Indian Express.

Dates: Publication: 31 July 2021