Meghashree Dev

Abstract Focusing on a landmark Supreme Court judgment, Baxi celebrates the evolution of the "Polluter Pays Principle" and "Precautionary Principle" in India. He argues that the Indian judiciary has been a global pioneer in "environmental constitutionalism." The article highlights how the court has used Article 21 to create a "right to a clean environment." The synopsis captures Baxi’s view that this "milestone" is not just about specific cases but about the judiciary becoming a "guardian of the...

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In Indian Express.

Abstract This article analyzes the Supreme Court’s intervention in Goa’s mining sector, emphasizing the "Intergenerational Equity" principle. Baxi argues that natural resources are held in "trust" by the state for both current and future generations. The Court’s decision to cancel mining leases due to illegalities is hailed as a victory for "environmental constitutionalism." Baxi emphasizes that economic development cannot be used as a cover for "crony capitalism" or ecological destruction. The case...

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Published by N.M. Tripathi, Bombay.

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Focusing on the Bhopal gas disaster, this essay critiques forum selection and jurisdictional strategies in transnational litigation. Baxi highlights how procedural choices shaped accountability, justice, and redress, exposing the limitations of legal systems when confronted with mass industrial catastrophes. Published by N.M. Tripathi, Bombay.

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This essay examines water governance through intergenerational justice. Baxi reflects on climate change, resource distribution, and legal responsibility, emphasizing obligations to future generations within environmental law and global justice frameworks. Published by Edward Elgar Publishing, pg 2-13.

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This article surveys patterns of criminality and social control in India amid social change. Baxi reflects on legal responses to crime, policing, and punishment, situating them within shifting economic, political, and social contexts rather than treating criminality as a purely legal problem. Published in the 10 Aligarh Law Journal, Reprint.

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This work examines the legal and ethical issues raised by mass industrial disasters, with the Bhopal gas leak as its central reference point. It explores questions of liability, justice, transnational corporations, and state responsibility, emphasizing the limitations of existing legal frameworks in addressing large-scale human suffering. Published by N.M. Tripathi, Bombay.

Abstract This article discusses the burgeoning legal movement to grant "personhood" to rivers, forests, and ecosystems. Baxi explores the "Earth Jurisprudence" framework, arguing that the climate crisis demands a shift from "anthropocentric" (human-centered) law to "ecocentric" law. He analyzes judgments from India and abroad (like New Zealand’s Whanganui River) that recognize nature as a legal entity with rights. The synopsis highlights Baxi’s view that "environmental justice" is incomplete without...

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This work reflects on emerging justice concerns raised by climate change. Baxi examines responsibility, inequality, and future-oriented obligations, emphasizing the limits of existing legal frameworks in addressing ecological harm and climate injustice. Published in the Journal of human rights and the environment, Vol. 7 no.1, pg 7-31.