Adelman, Sam and Paliwala, Abdul (2018) Voicing suffering and commitment of the intellectual. Jindal Global Law Review, 9 . pp. 315-325. doi:10.1007/s41020-018-0074-2

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Abstract

How can we explain the complexities of Upendra Baxi’s lifework? He is committed to activism yet is attached to complex theorising; he is committed to the Global South yet has a deep engagement with Northern thinking; he makes a trenchant critique of human rights and law while asserting the importance of human rights and the rule of law; he is committed to human social justice while asserting the importance of climate justice. This article explores Baxi’s approach to the relationship between activism and theory, to constitutionalism and the rule of law, to human rights and to climate justice and suggests that any perplexity is resolved through his commitment to giving voice to and alleviating the plight of the impoverished, the disempowered, the suffering, and the rightless in his native India and elsewhere.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	K Law [Moys] > KC International Law
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Baxi, Upendra, Human rights, Social justice, Constitutional law, Climatic changes -- Law and legislation
Journal or Publication Title:	Jindal Global Law Review
Publisher:	Springer
ISSN:	0975-2498
Official Date:	October 2018
Dates:	Date Event October 2018 Published 25 October 2018 Available 25 October 2018 Accepted
Volume:	9
Page Range:	pp. 315-325
DOI:	10.1007/s41020-018-0074-2
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access

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