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Upendra Baxi's book, The Indian Supreme Court and Politics (Lucknow: Eastern Book Company, 1980), presents a critical analysis of the Supreme Court of India's role as a center of political power. The work moves beyond traditional legal analysis to explore the judiciary's involvement in highly political issues, particularly those arising before, during, and after the Emergency period in India (1975-1977). Published by Eastern Book Company, Lucknow.

Part of a symposium commemorating sixty years of India's Constitution, this piece explores the judiciary's role as an institutional resource for democratic governance, examining judicial activism, constitutional justice, and the relationship between courts and democratic processes in India. WE THE PEOPLE: a symposium on the Constitution of India after 60 years, 1950-2010.

In The Times of India.

This essay revisits the Bhopal disaster through ethical and legal analysis. Baxi critiques justifications of harm in corporate activity, examining responsibility, profit, and moral reasoning in the context of mass industrial catastrophe. Published by The United Nations University Press, Tokyo, pg 175-201

Baxi critically examines proposals to review the Indian Constitution. He reflects on the political symbolism surrounding constitutional change, questioning how calls for reform intersect with ideology, power, and competing visions of constitutional identity. Published in the Economic and Political Weekly Vol. 35, No. 11 (March), pg 891-895.

In The Times of India. (1861-) ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Times of India.

In the Indian Express.

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The Leaflet Conversations | Indira Jaising & Upendra Baxi': A conversation between two prominent legal activists discussing contemporary legal and constitutional issues, human rights advocacy, judicial independence, gender justice, and the role of public interest litigation in advancing social transformation, drawing on their decades of experience in legal practice and activism. Published by The Leaflet