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Meghashree Dev

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‘Too Old to Laugh and Cry· Some Remarks on The State of Legal Education in India’ Ranbir Singh and T. S. Mann (eds), Reforms in Legal Education and Research, 2020

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Identifier: UB-005-01-02-82
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Baxi critically reflects on legal education in India. The essay examines institutional stagnation, reform efforts, and pedagogical challenges, emphasizing the consequences for professional ethics, access to justice, and legal scholarship. Published by Mohan Law House, Delhi.

Dates: Publication: 2020
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Published Book Chapters

Top Jurist Upendra Baxi And Fmr Law Secretary PK Malhotra Speak On Collegium Standoff | EXCLUSIVE - YouTube, 2018

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Identifier: UB-005-01-08-36
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Published by Republic World

Dates: 2018
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Other media

“Touch it Not, If You Are Not a Historian” Toward a New Historiography of Colonial Indian Law: Recrafting Clio, 2018

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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-143
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Published in the Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East Vol. 38 no. 3,Pg 375-384.

Dates: Publication: 2018
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Published Academic Articles

Toward an Optimism of the Intellect, 2021

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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-151
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This reflective piece examines hope, critique, and responsibility in times of crisis. Baxi draws on critical theory to emphasize disciplined optimism grounded in struggle, knowledge, and ethical commitment rather than naïve faith in progress. From the GTI Forum ‘Can Human Solidarity Globalize?,’ Great Transition Initiative August.

Dates: Publication: 2021
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Published Academic Articles

Towards a climate change justice theory?, 2016

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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-134
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This work reflects on emerging justice concerns raised by climate change. Baxi examines responsibility, inequality, and future-oriented obligations, emphasizing the limits of existing legal frameworks in addressing ecological harm and climate injustice. Published in the Journal of human rights and the environment, Vol. 7 no.1, pg 7-31.

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

Towards a General Assembly of Peoples: Notes for Conversion, 2007

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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-112
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From the Symposium: Envisioning a More Democratic Global Democracy. Published in the Widener Law Review, Vol. 13 No. 2,Pg 401-418.

Dates: Publication: 2007
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Published Academic Articles

Towards a Sociology of Indian Law, 1985

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Identifier: UB-005-01-03-05
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This book advocates for understanding Indian law through sociological perspectives. Baxi examines how law interacts with power, social hierarchy, institutions, and historical processes, challenging purely formal or doctrinal readings and emphasizing law’s role in shaping—and being shaped by—Indian society. Published by ICSSR/Satvahan Publications, New Delhi.

Dates: Publication: 1985
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Published Books

Towards a Sociology of Indian Law, (Reprint with a new introduction), 2024

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Identifier: UB-005-01-03-27
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Published by Law & Justice Publishing Co.

Dates: Publication: 2024
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Published Books

“Towards A SuperFast Trial?”, 10 March 2018

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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-73
Abstract The article reflects on judicial discipline, contempt, and the tension between speedy and fair trials through two Delhi cases involving ASJ Kamini Lau. While her remarks triggered contempt proceedings, the Supreme Court now examines the matter sensitively. A related High Court judgment criticising “super-fast” trials reaffirms that haste can imperil justice, especially in capital cases. The piece argues that speedy trial is a constitutional right under Article 21 and not antithetical to...
Dates: Publication: 10 March 2018
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Newspaper Articles

Towards “a Wellplanned Legal Order”: The “Pillars of the Basic Structure”, 15 August 2020

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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-137
Abstract This article explores the enduring legacy of the "Basic Structure Doctrine" in India. Baxi describes it as the "unalterable core" of the Constitution that prevents Parliament from destroying democracy under the guise of amending it. He discusses the various "pillars"—such as secularism, federalism, and judicial independence—that sustain the constitutional edifice. Baxi argues that the doctrine is a "safety valve" that has protected India from the fate of many post-colonial nations. He...
Dates: Publication: 15 August 2020
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Newspaper Articles

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