The Second Gujarat Catastrophe, 2002
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: 2002
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 addresses violence in Gujarat by situating it within legal, political, and moral frameworks. Baxi reflects on state responsibility, justice, and accountability, emphasizing the failures of institutions in preventing, responding to, and addressing mass violence. Published in the Economic and Political Weekly Vol. 37 No. 34, pg 3519-531.
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the NLS Law and Society Archives Repository