“Law Day: A Day to voice our opinions or a day of reflexive judgement?”, 26 November 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: 26 November 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 critiques the celebration of "Law Day" (Constitution Day) in India. He asks whether it has become a mere ritual of "opinions" or a day for "reflexive judgment" on the state of the nation. He argues that the day should be used to audit the "constitutional promises" made to the impoverished. Baxi highlights the gap between "constitutional law" (the text) and "constitutional life" (the reality). He calls for a "renewed pledge" to the "Directive Principles," asserting that Law Day is meaningless unless it sparks a genuine effort to reduce the "misery of the masses" and restore the dignity of the individual. In The leaflet
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Repository Details
Part of the NLS Law and Society Archives Repository