Non-Criminal Lunatics in Prisons – Twilight of Human Rights in India, 1979
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: 1979
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 article, "Non-Criminal Lunatics in Prisons – Twilight of Human Rights in India", critiques the Indian legal and administrative system for its inhumane treatment of individuals with mental illness who are incarcerated in prisons despite not having committed any crime. He argues that this practice represents a severe violation of their fundamental human rights. Published in Crime and Society.
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Repository Details
Part of the NLS Law and Society Archives Repository