Baxi, Upendra

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Name (Latin)
Baxi, Upendra
Other forms of name
Upendra Baxi
Date of birth
1938-11-09
Associated country
Great Britain
India
Field of activity
Human rights
Law
Occupation
College teachers
Law teachers
College administrators
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 51784267
Wikidata: Q7898239
Library of congress: n 81006958
Sources of Information
  • His Socio-legal research in India, 1975.
  • Development as a human right or as political largesse? does it make any difference?, 2006:t.p. (Upendra Baxi, prof. of law, U. of Warwick, UK) p. 4 of cover (former vice chancellor, U. of Delhi; former president, Indian Society of Int. Law)
  • Info. converted from 678, 2012-10-02(b. 1938)
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Wikipedia description:

Upendra Baxi (born 9 November 1938) is a legal scholar, since 1996 professor of law in development at the University of Warwick, United Kingdom. He is presently a research professor of law and Distinguished Scholar in Public Law and Jurisprudence at the Jindal Global Law School, OP Jindal Global University. He has been the vice-chancellor of University of Delhi (1990–1994), prior to which he held the position of professor of law at the same university for 23 years (1973–1996). He has also served as the vice-chancellor of the University of South Gujarat, Surat, India (1982–1985). In 2011, he was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India, by the Government of India.

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