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Meghashree Dev

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Social Action Litigation, An Interview with Upendra Baxi in [In]Complete Justice? The Supreme Court at 75, 2025

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Identifier: UB-005-01-02-92
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Published by Juggernaut and the book is edited by S Mauralidhara nd assisted by Ninni Susan Thomas and Maitrya Subramainum

Dates: 2025
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Published Book Chapters

Social change, criminality and social control in India: Trends, achievements and perspectives, 1989

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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-63
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Published in the International Review of Sociology Series Vol.1 No. 3:1, pg 73-102.

Dates: Publication: 1989
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Published Academic Articles

Socio-legal Research in India: A Programschrift, A Report, 416-449, (1982)., 1975, 1982

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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-23
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ICSSR Occasional Monographs 12 [Foreword by Justice Krishna Iyer], later republished in Journal of the Indian Law Institute, 24(2 & 3), Delhi. pg 416-449, (1982).

Dates: Publication: 1975; Publication: 1982
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Published Academic Articles

Socio-Legal Research in India—A PROGRAMSCHRIFT, 1982

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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-34
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Socio-Legal Research in India—A Programschrift is a seminal 1975 report by Upendra Baxi that critiques the state of legal education and research in India and advocates for a socially relevant, interdisciplinary approach to studying law. The term "Programschrift" suggests a manifesto or a foundational document outlining a new program for the field. In the Journal of the Indian Law Institute Vol. 24, 2/3, New Delhi. pg 416-49.

Dates: Publication: 1982
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Published Academic Articles

Sociological Aspects of the Right to Resist, 1968

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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-08
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Published in the Australian Society of Legal Philosophy Paper,

Dates: Publication: 1968
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Published Academic Articles

“Some Jurisprudential Takeaways?”, 8 October 2021

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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-178
Abstract Baxi critiques the Supreme Court’s judgment that allowed the Central Vista project to proceed despite environmental and heritage concerns. He argues that the Court adopted a "hands-off" approach that undervalued the "public trust doctrine" and the principle of "participatory democracy." While the government may have followed the "letter of the law," Baxi suggests the "spirit of the law" required more robust public consultation for a project of such national importance. He warns that judicial...
Dates: Publication: 8 October 2021
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Newspaper Articles

Some Newly Emergent Geographies of Injustice: Boundaries and Borders in International Law, 2016

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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-136
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Published in the Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies Vol. 23 no. 1,Pg 15-37.

Dates: Publication: 2016
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Published Academic Articles

Some Reflection on Justice D.M. Dharamdhiari’s Human Values and Human Rights, 2017

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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-139
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This reflective piece engages with Justice Dharmadhikari’s work on values and rights. Baxi examines judicial ethics, moral reasoning, and constitutional responsibility within Indian jurisprudence. Published in the NHRC Journal, Volume 16 pg 131-141.

Dates: Publication: 2017
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Published Academic Articles

Some Reflections on the Nature of Constituent Power' in Dhawan, R. and Jacob, A. (Eds.), Indian Constitution – Trends and Issues, 1978

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Identifier: UB-005-01-02-01
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Published by the Indian Law Institute. pg 122-143

Dates: Publication: 1978
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Published Book Chapters

““Something is Rotten in the State of Denmark”—Delays in Judicial Elevation”, 6 February 2021

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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-154
Abstract Addressing the "unconscionable delays" in the elevation of judges to the High Courts and Supreme Court, Baxi critiques the executive’s "pocket veto." He argues that withholding names cleared by the Collegium is an "act of institutional sabotage." The article describes the "vacancy crisis" as a "self-inflicted wound" on the judiciary. Baxi posits that "justice delayed in appointment" leads to "justice denied in adjudication." He calls for a "time-bound process" for appointments, asserting...
Dates: Publication: 6 February 2021
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Newspaper Articles

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