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Meghashree Dev

 Person

Found in 706 Collections and/or Records:

No Limit to Constitutional Disenfranchisement?, 20 May 2023

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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-205
Abstract Prof. Upendra Baxi critiques the Supreme Court's 2023 dismissal of a plea challenging prisoner disenfranchisement under Section 62(5) of the Representation of the People Act 1951. The Court upheld restrictions citing resource constraints, security needs, and electoral purity. Baxi argues this violates international human rights law, noting that approximately 400,000 citizens lose voting rights. He questions whether the Court should establish comprehensive protections for prisoners' residual...
Dates: Publication: 20 May 2023

“No Plaything”, 4 February 2015

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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-42
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In The Indian Express.

Dates: Publication: 4 February 2015

No “Sea Change” in Doordarshan, 16 July 1988

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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-59
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In Mainstream

Dates: Publication: 16 July 1988

“No Substitute for Rule of Law: News Analysis”, 31 December 1993

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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-20
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In The Times of India.

Dates: Publication: 31 December 1993

Non-Criminal Lunatics in Prisons – Twilight of Human Rights in India, 1979

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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-31
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Upendra Baxi's article, "Non-Criminal Lunatics in Prisons – Twilight of Human Rights in India", critiques the Indian legal and administrative system for its inhumane treatment of individuals with mental illness who are incarcerated in prisons despite not having committed any crime. He argues that this practice represents a severe violation of their fundamental human rights. Published in Crime and Society.

Dates: Publication: 1979

Notes on Holocaustian Politics, 2005

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Identifier: UB-005-01-05-13
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A powerful critique of the 2002 Gujarat violence, Baxi analyzes what he terms "holocaustian politics"—state-orchestrated communal violence that systematically subordinates minorities, establishes collective guilt, and transforms governance into a mechanism for majoritarian dominance and minority persecution through organized pogrom. Published in Journal of the Indian Law Institute Vol 47, No. 1, pg 3-6.

Dates: Publication: 2005

Notes on the reform of law for rape and allied offences, November 1980

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Identifier: UB-005-01-07-03
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: November 1980

Notes towards a Socially Relevant Legal Education: A Working Paper for the UGC Regional Workshop in Law, 1976

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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-28
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Upendra Baxi's working paper, "Notes towards a Socially Relevant Legal Education," is a seminal essay from the mid-1970s that critically examines the state of legal education in India and proposes comprehensive reforms to make it more responsive to societal needs and challenges. It served as a consolidated report for the University Grants Commission (UGC) workshops on modernizing legal education. Journal of the Bar Council of India, Vol 5, No. 1-3. pg 1-33 [offprint].

Dates: Publication: 1976

Notes Towards Socially Relevant Legal Education: A Working Paper for the UGC Regional Workshop in Law, 1975

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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-22
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Upendra Baxi's working paper, "Notes Towards Socially Relevant Legal Education" (1975-1977), is a foundational critique of the existing Indian legal education system and a call for its radical reform to meet the actual needs of society. Published in the Journal of the Bar Council of India 51. pg 23-55

Dates: Publication: 1975

Nurturing Smart Teachers -Constitution of India: Prof Upendra Baxi (Part 1/2), 2020

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Identifier: UB-005-01-08-54
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Nurturing Smart Teachers - Constitution of India' (Parts 1 & 2): Educational lectures aimed at training teachers on constitutional law and pedagogy. Baxi discusses effective methods for teaching constitutional principles, the importance of constitutional literacy, engaging students with constitutional values, and developing critical thinking about constitutional texts, practices, and theories in Indian legal education. Published by Lex Consilium Foundation

Dates: 2020