Justice as Emancipation: ‘The Legacy of Babasaheb Ambedkar’ in Upendra Baxi and Bhikhu Parekh (eds), Crisis and Change in Contemporary India, 1995
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: 1995
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 reflects on B. R. Ambedkar’s contribution to ideas of justice, equality, and constitutionalism. The essay situates Ambedkar’s legacy within struggles against caste opgression, emphasizing justice as a project of emancipation rather than mere legal formalism. Published by Sage Publications, New Delhi pg 122–49.
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Repository Details
Part of the NLS Law and Society Archives Repository