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Revenge versus Legality

Revenge versus Legality :Wild Justice from Balzac to Clint Eastwood and Abu Ghraib

Format : Hardback
Publisher : Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN : 9780415560160
Publication Year : 2010
Language : English

In the wake of Guantanamo Bay, extraordinary renditions, and secret torture centres in Eastern Europe and elsewhere, this book addresses the relationship between law and wild or vigilante justice - between the power to enforce retribution and the desire to seek revenge.