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Revenge versus Legality - Wild Justice from Balzac to Clint Eastwood and Abu Ghraib (Paperback)
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Revenge versus Legality - Wild Justice from Balzac to Clint Eastwood and Abu Ghraib (Paperback)
Series: Birkbeck Law Press
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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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