Law and Society
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Taking Suffering Seriously: Social Action Litigation in the Supreme Court of India, 1985
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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-51
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Published in Country and Area Studies: Asia, Third World Legal Studies, 1985. pg 107-132.
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Publication: 1985
‘Teaching as Provocation’ in Amrik Singh (ed), On Being a Teacher, 1990
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Identifier: UB-005-01-02-09
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Published by Konark Publishers, Bengaluru. pg 150-8
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Publication: 1990
“The Absence of Women: What India Can Learn from Kenya”, 7 October 2020
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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-145
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In The Indian Express.
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Publication: 7 October 2020
The Battle Cry or The Bogey of No More Forcible Annexation?, 4 September 2024
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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-225
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The article analyses the ICJ’s July 2024 Advisory Opinion on Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories amid global fatigue with prolonged war and mounting civilian suffering. It highlights the Court’s reaffirmation of the prohibition on acquisition of territory by force, linkage with Palestinian self-determination, and obligations of all states not to aid illegal occupation. While Israel rejects the opinion, the piece stresses its strong normative force in international law, including...
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Publication: 4 September 2024
‘The Colonial Heritage’, in Pierre Legrand and Roderick Munday (eds), Comparative Legal Studies: Traditions and Transitions, 2003
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Identifier: UB-005-01-02-28
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Published by Cambridge UniversityPress, Cambridge,Pg 46–75.
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Publication: 2003
The Crisis of Civility and Representation, 2008
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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-116
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From the Justice S. Rangarajan Memorial Lecture, Bangalore.
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Publication: 2008
The Crisis of the Indian Legal System, 1982
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Identifier: UB-005-01-03-03
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Upendra Baxi's 1982 book, The Crisis of the Indian Legal System, presents an introspective and critical analysis of the Indian legal system's failures to achieve its constitutional goals of a just and egalitarian society. The central argument is that the system suffers from a pervasive crisis of legitimation. Published by Vikas, New Delhi.
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Publication: 1982
‘The Development of the Right to Development’ in Janusz Symonides (ed), Human Rights: New Dimensions and Challenges (Reprint), 2020
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Identifier: UB-005-01-02-78
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Published by Routledge, pg 99-116.
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Publication: 2020
“The Disinformation Detox”, 9 June 2021
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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-167
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In The Indian Express.
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Publication: 9 June 2021
“The Diverse Colours of Federallism, 9 February 2019
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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-93
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Baxi examines the "asymmetric federalism" inherent in the Indian Constitution, looking at the varying degrees of autonomy granted to different states (like those under Article 371). He argues that federalism is not a static concept but a "process of negotiation" between the center and the units. The article emphasizes that "cooperative federalism" must not mean "collusive federalism" between political parties. Instead, it should be a mechanism to protect regional identities and ensure...
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Publication: 9 February 2019