“A “Helping Hand” Not a “Critical Tongue”, 13 June 2020
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: 13 June 2020
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 concludes with a reflection on the role of the legal scholar and the judge in a "hurting world." He argues that the law should be a "helping hand" to those in "misery," rather than a "critical tongue" that judges and blames the victim. The synopsis captures Baxi’s "jurisprudence of compassion." He advocates for a "socially responsive" judiciary that looks beyond technicalities to provide "healing justice." For Baxi, the truest form of "legaleye" is one that sees the "human face" behind every case file, ensuring that the "majesty of the law" is never separated from "human mercy." In India Legal.
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Repository Details
Part of the NLS Law and Society Archives Repository