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Meghashree Dev

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“In Election Season Let’s Talk of Access to Justice and Judicial Infrastructure”, 21 March 2019

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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-94
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In India Legal.

Dates: Publication: 21 March 2019
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Newspaper Articles

“In this Democracy We must not distrust or Suspect Dissent or Disagree with it”, 24 April 2016

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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-57
Abstract This extended interview with Upendra Baxi traces his intellectual life and reflections on sedition, nationalism, dissent, and constitutional democracy in India. Baxi critiques the colonial origins and misuse of sedition law, defends freedom of speech as the lifeblood of universities and democracy, and warns against moral vigilantism and criminal intimidation of dissent. He theorises the Supreme Court’s role as “demosprudential constitutional leadership,” positioning judges as co-governors...
Dates: Publication: 24 April 2016
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Newspaper Articles

Inconvenient Forum and Convenient Catastrophe: The Bhopal Case, 1986

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Identifier: UB-005-01-03-08
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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.

Dates: Publication: 1986
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Published Books

“Independence of the Bar and Judicial Independence”, 7 October 2018

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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-86
Abstract This piece explores the symbiotic relationship between a fearless Bar and an independent Bench. Baxi argues that judicial independence is hollow if the Bar is intimidated or co-opted by the state. He highlights the role of lawyers as "sentinels on the qui vive" who protect the rights of the marginalized. The synopsis emphasizes that any attempt to stifle the legal profession—through regulation or threat—is an indirect attack on the judiciary’s power to provide justice. Baxi calls for an...
Dates: Publication: 7 October 2018
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Newspaper Articles

‘India – Europe‘, Bardo Fassbender, Anne Peters, and Simone Peter (eds), The Oxford Handbook of the History of International Law, 2013

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Identifier: UB-005-01-02-59
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Published by OUP.

Dates: Publication: 2013
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Published Book Chapters

Indian Constitution at 75: A Conversation Between the Legal Fraternity & Power w Prof Upendra Baxi - YouTube, 2025

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Identifier: UB-005-01-08-70
Abstract Indian Constitution at 75: A Conversation Between the Legal Fraternity & Power': Commemorating seventy-five years of Indian constitutionalism, this conversation examines the relationship between legal institutions and political power, the judiciary's role in democracy, constitutional transformations, challenges to constitutional governance, and reflections on India's constitutional journey, including successes, failures, and future directions for constitutional democracy. Published by...
Dates: 2025
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Other media

“Indian Legal System: Laws at Odds with Traditions”, 2 March 1991

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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-17
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In The Times of India.

Dates: Publication: 2 March 1991
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Newspaper Articles

India’s Founding Moment: Q & A Between Upendra Baxi and Madhav Khosla, 24 June 2020

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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-131
Abstract In this dialogue, Upendra Baxi and Madhav Khosla discuss the transformative nature of the Indian Constitution. Baxi explores how India’s "founding moment" was not just a political transition but a pedagogical one, aiming to create a new democratic citizen. They reflect on the "centrality of the individual" within a deeply hierarchical society. Baxi argues that the Constitution was designed as a tool for social revolution, meant to bridge the gap between "the people" and "the state." The...
Dates: Publication: 24 June 2020
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Newspaper Articles

Indigenous Dispute Settlement and Socio-Legal Change in India, mimeo, 1973

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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-16
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: 1973
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Published Academic Articles

Inhuman Wrongs and Human Rights: Unconventional Essays, 1994

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Identifier: UB-005-01-03-15
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This book brings together essays that challenge conventional human rights thinking. Baxi foregrounds suffering, injustice, and exclusion, questioning established frameworks and urging alternative ways of understanding rights that remain attentive to lived experience and structural violence. Published by Har Anand, New Delhi.

Dates: Publication: 1994
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Published Books

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