The Medicolegal Library is the first and only series of its kind. Its
importance is self-evident. During the last decade, science, especial-
ly medical practice, has become an increasingly complex undertak- ing.
Recent dramatic developments in medicine have given rise to both
theoretical controversies and practical dilemmas. Society is struggling
with new scientific, economic, cultural, and legal issues. The
establishment of a series such as this appears vital for lawyerr; and
physicians, for sociologists and psychologists, and for the pub- lic at
large. The editorial board of the Medicolegal Library consists of dis-
tinguish scientists from many different countries and disciplines. Judge
Amnon Carmi acts as principal series editor. Judge Carmi is the author
of many books and articles on medical law, and is Editor- in-Chief of
Medicine and Law: An International Journal. The Medicolegal Library will
issue two books each year. The first four books, soon to be published,
will deal with child abuse, eutha- nasia, disability, and psychiatry
laws and ethics. It is the wish and intention of Springer-Verlag that
the Medicole- gal Library play an important role throughout the world in
the study and understanding of the field of medicine and law, for the
benefit of both professions and of mankind at large. Contents I. The
Phenomenon Battering Behavior: One Phenomenon, Many Explanations
H.Zimrin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . .
Abusive Versus "Normal" Child-Rearing Practice: A Cross-Cultural
Perspective R.A. Eisikovits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .
14 . . . . Abusing Children's Development Potential: The Case of Moral
Development Z. Eisikovits and A. Sagi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .
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