Psychoanalysis, Law, and Society explores the connections between psychoanalysis and law, arguing that these are required not only for conceptual or theoretical needs in both fields, but also for the vast range of practical implications and possibilities their association enables.
"The world is awash in agony endured by individuals and society alike as brutalizing power breaks free from the restraints of law, the civilizing recognition of our essential commonality. The authors of this gripping volume turn psychoanalytic inquiry to the study of specific outbreaks of heartbreaking violence against basic rights that cruelly torture and endanger life itself. There may be no more vital contribution psychoanalysis now can make than such as those in this selection of serious thinking about the suffering and sorrow threatening survival of person and group, indeed of humanity. This profoundly compelling contribution is a model for continued work if civilization is to last."-Warren S. Poland, author, Intimacy and Separateness in Psychoanalysis
"The technical cooperation between the two areas of Psychoanalysis and Law is already much more advanced in practice all over the world than it is commonly studied theoretically and known in general. This seminal book opens a historical perspective on the official poliphonic recognition of the mutual implication and cooperative interaction of Psychoanalysis and Law. This has impressive consequences regarding social, political and institutional life, and is dealt at the highest scientific level, under the aegis of the International Psychoanalytical Association."-Stefano Bolognini, Past-President, International Psychoanalytical Association
"This remarkable work represents a milestone not only in the connection between psychoanalysis and law, but it also refers to current crucial issues, such as the work developed by the IPA in the Community Committees and the inspiring insertion of psychoanalysts in this area. Featuring a theoretical rigor and a completely refreshed view, the authors contribute with an outstanding critical examination of these subjects, providing a fruitful and indispensable reading for all those who seek to deepen their knowledge in the Psychoanalysis and Law field."-Virginia Ungar, President andSergio Nick, Vice President, International Psychoanalytical Association
