Discipline, Repression and Legal Pluralism, 1985
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: 1985
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 work examines the relationship between legal authority, social control, and plural legal orders. Baxi reflects on how state law interacts with informal, customary, and coercive forms of regulation, drawing attention to the ways discipline and repression operate across overlapping legal systems rather than through law alone. in Legal Pluralism: Proceedings of the Canberra Law Workshop VII, 51.
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the NLS Law and Society Archives Repository