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.
| ISBN: | 9780415697729 |
| Publication date: | 18th August 2011 |
| Author: | Katherine Kearney Maynard |
| Publisher: | Routledge-Cavendish an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 232 pages |
| Series: | Birkbeck Law Press |
| Genres: |
Law and society, sociology of law Cultural studies Crime and criminology Literary studies: general Legal aspects of criminology Social law and Medical law History |
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.
Revenge Versus Legality features in the following genres: Law and society, sociology of law, Cultural studies, Crime and criminology, Literary studies: general, Legal aspects of criminology, Social law and Medical law, History
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Revenge Versus Legality was written by Katherine Kearney Maynard and published by Routledge-Cavendish an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Revenge Versus Legality has 232 pages
Yes it is part of Birkbeck Law Press series
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