Who Bothers about the Supreme Court? The Problem of Impact of Judicial Decisions, 1982
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: 1982
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
This essay reflects on how Supreme Court judgments are received, interpreted, and acted upon outside courtrooms. It raises questions about the social, political, and institutional conditions that shape whether judicial decisions meaningfully affect governance, administration, and everyday life, rather than remaining symbolic or text-bound interventions. In the Journal of the Indian Law Institute Vol. 24, No. 4. pg 848-862.
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Repository Details
Part of the NLS Law and Society Archives Repository