The identity of the human person at the crossroads between law and psychoanalysis ; L'identité de la personne humaine au croisement du droit et de la psychanalyse
Identity, self-identity, who am I, now there is a really profound mystery. However, whilst there is nothing more topical than itemising our juridical identity, there is nothing more difficult than grasping it, because around it gravitates a constellation of terms and concepts which have more or less equivalent meanings in everyday language. For several years identity has been very much in evidence in political, juridical and scientific discourse. Despite this recognition we can witness confusion and a deep malaise. Currently the plenitude of research on identity has uncovered a minefield. The cartography of our identities has become more complex. The research takes into account the fluctuations of our psyche, the blurring of sex and gender and the number of changes which transform markedly society and the individuals who compose it. Knowledge about human identity eludes jurists who have lost their landmarks. They perceive the symbolic importance of our juridical categories, the delusional nature of certain rules, but also the blind spots of the discourses which are the traces of a more profound repression. It is important to recognise that juridical identity is not just the outcome of administrative decisions but is also constructed by legal arrangements and by more or less unconscious representations. Intermingling juridical analysis with knowledge produced by psychoanalysis, we have tried to understand in which libidinal economy juridical identity arises. ; L'identité, l'identité de soi, qui je suis moi, voilà un bien profond mystère. Pourtant rien de plus courant que de décliner notre identité juridique, mais rien de plus difficile que de la saisir, car autour d'elle gravite une constellation de termes, de concepts, plus ou moins équivalents en langage ordinaire. Depuis plusieurs années, l'identité est très présente dans les discours politiques, juridiques et scientifiques. Malgré cette reconnaissance, nous percevons un embarras et un malaise profond. Aujourd'hui, l'abondance des recherches sur l'identité a ...