Meghashree Dev
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The Shadow of Law, 2005
Baxi reflects on the presence of law beyond formal legality. The essay examines how law operates indirectly through power, fear, and institutional practice, emphasizing the effects of legal authority even where formal enforcement is absent or uneven. Published in the India International Centre Quarterly Vol. 32 No. 1, pg 121-29
The Shaking of Foundations: Some thoughts on Jerome Hall’s Foundations of Jurisprudence, 1975
Upendra Baxi's "The Shaking of Foundations: Some thoughts on Jerome Hall’s Foundations of Jurisprudence" provides an analysis and critique of Jerome Hall's work on legal philosophy, highlighting the subjectivism in supposedly objective legal theories. Published in the Delhi Law Review, Volumes 4 and 5.
“The Ship has Reached the Shore”, 1 April 2023
The Softening of Hard Law and the Hardening of Soft Law : an Extended Synopsis,' in Daniel D. Bradlow and David B. Hunter (eds.), Advocating Social Change through International Law, 2020
Published by Brill | Nijhoff, Leiden ; Boston pg 16-32.
The Sound of Silence, 19 August 2023
‘The State and the Human Rights Movements in India’, in Manoranjan Mohanty, Partha Nath Mukherji and Olle Törnquist (eds) People’s Rights: Social Movements and the State in the Third World, 1998
Published by Sage Publications, New Delhi, pg 335–52.
The State’s Emissary: The Place of Law in Subaltern Studies’ in Partha Chatterjee and Gyanendra Pandey (eds), Subaltern Studies Volume 7, 1992
Baxi examines how law is treated within Subaltern Studies scholarship. He reflects on law as an instrument of state power and mediation, engaging critically with historiographical apgroaches to subaltern agency, domination, and the representation of legal institutions. Published in the Subaltern Studies Volume 7, pg 274-265.
The Struggle for Redefinition of Secularism in India, 1994
Published in Social Action, Vol. 44, pg 13-30.
“The struggle for sanspapiers human rights, 15 March 2015
The essay argues for a dual strategy on migration: operationalizing existing refugee law while renegotiating a new treaty fit for the 21st century. It critiques sovereignty, border control, and migrant “rightlessness,” and calls for reimagining human rights through hospitality, dignity, and global social solidarity. In Open Global Rights
The Supreme Court and Senior Counsel at Crossroads, 1987
This article examines the relationship between the Supreme Court and the institution of senior advocates. Baxi reflects on professional privilege, courtroom practice, and equality before law, questioning how hierarchies within the legal profession affect access to justice and judicial culture. In 4 SCC (Jour.) 1.
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