Superego by Default

Authors

Slavoj Zizek, Institute for Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana

Abstract

The proper way to approach "psychoanalysis and law" is to ask the question: what kind of law is the object of psychoanalysis? The answer is, of course: superego emerges where the law-the public law, the law articulated in the public discourse-fails. At this point of failure, the public law is compelled to search for support in an illegal enjoyment."

Keywords

Public Law, Law and Society, Crime Prevention, Criminology, Law Enforcement

Disciplines

Law | Law and Society | Public Law and Legal Theory

Recommended Citation

Slavoj Zizek, Superego by Default, 16 Cardozo L. Rev. 925 (1995).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/clr/vol16/iss3/6