Judicial Discourse : Dialectics of the Face and the Mask, 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
Baxi analyzes judicial discourse by distinguishing between its public-facing ideals and concealed operations. The essay explores how judgments articulate values while masking power, institutional constraints, and social consequences, emphasizing the performative and rhetorical dimensions of judicial reasoning. Published in the Journal of the Indian Law Institute Vol. 35 No. 1/2, pg 1-12.
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Repository Details
Part of the NLS Law and Society Archives Repository