Revenge Versus Legality

Revenge Versus Legality
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 229
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ISBN-10 : 9781136990120
ISBN-13 : 1136990127
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Book Synopsis Revenge Versus Legality by : Katherine Maynard

Download or read book Revenge Versus Legality written by Katherine Maynard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-04-09 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the wake of Guantanamo Bay, extraordinary renditions, and secret torture centres in Eastern Europe and elsewhere, Revenge versus Legality addresses the relationship between law and wild or vigilante justice; between the power to enforce retribution and the desire to seek revenge. Taking up a variety of narratives from the eras of Romanticism, Realism, Modernism and the Contemporary period, and including new theories to explain the interactions that occur between legalistic courtroom justice and the vigilante variety, Revenge versus Legality analyzes some of the main obstacles to justice, ranging from judicial corruption, to racism and imperialism. The book culminates in a consideration of that form of crime or lawlessness that poses the most serious threat to the rule of law: vigilante justice masquerading as legality. With its mixture of politics, literature, law, and film, this lively and accessible book offers a timely reflection on the enduring phenomenon of revenge.


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