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Meghashree Dev

 Person

Found in 706 Collections and/or Records:

The Lost Dreamtime: Now Forever Lost. A Critique of the Gove Land Rights Decision, 1972

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Identifier: UB-005-01-05-01
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Presented at the Australasian Universities Law Schools Association Annual Conference, this paper critically analyzes the Gove Land Rights Decision in Australia, examining indigenous land rights and the legal treatment of Aboriginal claims during Baxi's tenure at Sydney Law School.

Dates: Publication: 1972

The Mathura Case, 1980

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Identifier: UB-005-01-09-03
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In Hindustan Times.

Dates: Publication: 1980

The mathura case, 22 March 1980

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Identifier: UB-005-01-09-27
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: 22 March 1980

The Pathology of the Indian Legal Professions, 1986

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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-54
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This work examines structural problems within Indian legal professions. Baxi analyzes issues of hierarchy, ethics, access, and institutional culture, linking professional practices to broader questions of justice delivery and legal education rather than viewing professional shortcomings as merely individual failures. Published in the Indian Bar Review Vol. 13 No. 3 & 4.

Dates: Publication: 1986

The place of dignity in the Indian Constitution. In M. Düwell, J. Braarvig, R. Brownsword, & D. Mieth (eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Human Dignity: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 2014

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Identifier: UB-005-01-02-63
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This essay examines dignity as a constitutional value in India. Baxi reflects on how dignity is articulated through rights, judicial interpretation, and social justice claims, emphasizing its moral force alongside its indeterminacy in constitutional practice. Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pg 429-436.

Dates: Publication: 2014

‘The Politics of Reading Human Rights,’ in Basak Çali and Saladin Meckled- Garica ed. Fin de Legalization, 2005

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Identifier: UB-005-01-02-38
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This essay examines interpretive practices surrounding human rights. Baxi reflects on how rights texts are read, framed, and mobilized, highlighting the political stakes of interpretation and the power relations shaping whose readings gain authority. Published by Routledge, London

Dates: Publication: 2005

The Promise and Peril of Transcendental Jurisprudence: Justice Krishna Iyer’s Mortal Combat with the Production of Human Rightlesness in India,’ in C. Raj Kumar and K. Chockalingam (eds.) Human Rights, Justice, and Empowerment, 2007

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Identifier: UB-005-01-02-41
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Baxi reflects on Justice Krishna Iyer’s jurisprudence, examining its ethical ambition and practical limits. The essay situates transcendental reasoning within struggles against injustice, highlighting tensions between moral vision and institutional constraint. Published by Oxford University Press, Delhi.

Dates: Publication: 2007

“The Pursuit of Tax Justice”, 19 October 2021

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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-179
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In The Indian Express.

Dates: Publication: 19 October 2021