Contract Law in India: When Will Rip Van Winkle Awake?, 1968
Scope and Contents
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: 1968
Creator
- Upendra Baxi (Author, Person)
- Sharunya (Archives Intern, Person)
- Meghashree Dev (Processing Archivist, Person)
Full Extent
From the Collection: 250 Megabytes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Upendra Baxi's "Contract Law in India: When Will Rip Van Winkle Awake?" is a critical scholarly work questioning the relevance and impact of the British-era Indian Contract Act, 1872 (ICA), suggesting it's outdated, slumbering, and needs rejuvenation to address modern Indian realities, much like the legendary Rip Van Winkle waking to a changed world, highlighting its colonial origins and limited social transformation despite its commercial ubiquity. Published in the Indian law Institute, New Delhi.
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the NLS Law and Society Archives Repository