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Meghashree Dev

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“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

Towards an Aesthetics of Human Rights, 2015

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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-133
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Baxi examines human rights through cultural and aesthetic lenses. The essay reflects on language, symbolism, and performance, emphasizing how rights are communicated, felt, and represented beyond doctrinal legal analysis. Published by Klostermann, Frankfurt am Main, in Law as Culture Series of the Käte Hamburger Center for Advanced Study in the Humanities, edited by Werner Gephart, Vol. 9, pg 163- 179.

Dates: Publication: 2015
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Published Academic Articles

“Towards Isocracy? The Indian Constitution as a Site of Complex Equality”, 5 December 2020

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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-151
Abstract Baxi explores the Indian Constitution as a site for "Isocracy"—the equal rule of all. He draws on Michael Walzer's concept of "complex equality," arguing that the Constitution seeks to prevent "dominance" in one sphere (like wealth) from translating into dominance in another (like political power). The synopsis highlights Baxi’s view that "reservations" and "affirmative action" are tools to achieve this isocracy. He posits that the Indian project is a unique attempt to balance "formal...
Dates: Publication: 5 December 2020
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Newspaper Articles

‘Towards Posthuman Human Rights?’ in Mads Rosendahl Thomsen and Jacob Wamberg (eds), The Bloomsbury Handbook of Posthumanism – Toward Posthuman Human Rights, 2020

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Identifier: UB-005-01-02-79
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Published by Bloomsbury Publishing, pg 183-196.

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

Towards socially sustainable globalization: reflections on responsible contracting and the UN guiding principles on business and human rights, 2017

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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-138
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Baxi reflects on corporate responsibility in globalized economies. The essay examines responsible contracting and human rights principles, emphasizing accountability, regulation, and the social consequences of transnational business activity. Published in the Indian Journal of International Law 57, pg 163–177.

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

Transformative Constitutionalism: Comparing the Apex Courts of Brazil, India and South Africa, 2013

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Identifier: UB-005-01-03-23
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In this comparative work, Baxi engages with transformative constitutionalism through judicial practice. He reflects on how apex courts interpret constitutional mandates for social change, emphasizing contextual difference and institutional limitation rather than uniform models. Published by University of Pretoria Press, Pretoria.

Dates: Publication: 2013
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Published Books

‘Transgressions, Demosprudence, and Justice’. in Leïla Choukroune., Parul Bhandari (eds), Exploring Indian Modernities, 2018

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Identifier: UB-005-01-02-68
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This essay examines transgression and popular participation in legal change. Baxi reflects on demosprudence as a framework for understanding how social movements and dissent reshape legal and constitutional meaning. Published by Springer, Singapore.

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

“Trump White House’s Attempt to Paint Impeachment Motion as ‘Unconstitutional’ Goes Against the Law”, 24 October 2019

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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-118
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In The Indian Express.

Dates: Publication: 24 October 2019
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Newspaper Articles

Two Threats to Democratic Social Action, 2 August 1986

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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-56
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In Mainstream, Vol. XXIV, No 48. pg 25-32

Dates: Publication: 2 August 1986
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Published Academic Articles

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