Politics as Religion: Constitution (Eightieth) Amendment Bill, 1993
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: 1993
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 piece comments on the Constitution Eightieth Amendment Bill, reflecting on constitutional change, political symbolism, and governance. Baxi examines how constitutional amendments can acquire ideological and quasi-religious significance within political discourse and public debate. Published in the Economic and Political Weekly Vol. 28 No. 39, pg 2052-054.
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Repository Details
Part of the NLS Law and Society Archives Repository