The Promise and Peril of Transcendental Jurisprudence: Justice Krishna Iyer’s Mortal Combat with the Production of Human Rightlesness in India,’ in C. Raj Kumar and K. Chockalingam (eds.) Human Rights, Justice, and Empowerment, 2007
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: 2007
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 Justice Krishna Iyer’s jurisprudence, examining its ethical ambition and practical limits. The essay situates transcendental reasoning within struggles against injustice, highlighting tensions between moral vision and institutional constraint. Published by Oxford University Press, Delhi.
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Repository Details
Part of the NLS Law and Society Archives Repository