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Meghashree Dev

 Person

Found in 706 Collections and/or Records:

Police cannot arrest women at night, 15 March 1980

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Identifier: UB-005-01-09-12
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: 15 March 1980

Police rape girl fleeing from rapists, 17 May 1980

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Identifier: UB-005-01-09-42
Abstract

In Express. news service

Dates: Publication: 17 May 1980

“Political Morality: Breakdown of an Illicit Consensus”, 23 January 1996

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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-23
Abstract

In The Times of India.

Dates: Publication: 23 January 1996

Politics as Religion: Constitution (Eightieth) Amendment Bill, 1993

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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-73
Abstract

This piece comments on the Constitution Eightieth Amendment Bill, reflecting on constitutional change, political symbolism, and governance. Baxi examines how constitutional amendments can acquire ideological and quasi-religious significance within political discourse and public debate. Published in the Economic and Political Weekly Vol. 28 No. 39, pg 2052-054.

Dates: Publication: 1993

“Politics Of Embarrassment”, 13 May 2018

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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-78
Abstract This piece explores how "embarrassment" serves as a tool in constitutional politics and judicial discourse. Baxi examines instances where public interest litigation (PIL) or judicial remarks are used to shame the executive into action. He argues that while embarrassment can be a catalyst for institutional reform, it is a double-edged sword that can lead to friction between the wings of the state. The article suggests that "demosprudence"—the jurisprudence of the people—often relies on this...
Dates: Publication: 13 May 2018

Popular justice, participatory development and power politics: The Lok Adalat in turmoil, 1985

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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-50
Abstract

Published in People’s Law and State Law: The Bellagio Papers 171.

Dates: Publication: 1985

Postcolonial Legality: A Postscript from India, 2012

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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-126
Abstract

This essay reflects on postcolonial legality from an Indian perspective. Baxi examines how law mediates between colonial inheritance and contemporary governance, emphasizing ambiguity, adaptation, and contestation in postcolonial legal orders. Published in the Verfassung Und Recht in Übersee / Law and Politics in Africa, Asia and Latin America Vol. 45 No. 2, pg 178-94

Dates: Publication: 2012

Power and Social Action, 1996

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Identifier: UB-005-01-05-08
Abstract

Law in Context: A Socio-Legal Journal, 14, 1, pg 25-30.

Dates: Publication: 1996

Power Brokers Beware: Bunker Cometh, 5 July 1986

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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-55
Abstract

In Mainstream, Vol. XXIV, No 44. pg 27-28

Dates: Publication: 5 July 1986