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LA NATURE ET LA LOI / NATURE AND LAW

265

NATURE, SOCIETY, LAW: THE FOUNDATION OF THE IDEA OF

AN INTERNATIONAL WELFARE SOCIETY

Shinobu Odagiri, Waseda Institute of Technology, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo

ABSTRACT

We citizens of the World face two serious crises: the environmental

problem and the welfare problem. The former began when the western world

conquered and controlled nature. Man exploited nature and established the

modern socioeconomic system, but in the process brought about the

exhaustion of natural resources and the destruction of the environment

through his excessive pursuit of wealth and goods. We are now compelled to

transform this system. For example, in Japan, the first victims of the

pollution problem were the socially weak, that is to say, the children, the

poor, the disabled and the aged. It is clear then, that the environment

problem is at the origin of the welfare problem to which it is intrinsically

linked. Therefore, in seeking to address the welfare problem, we must keep

in mind its relationship to the environmental problem and treat both crises

from a global point of view. Legally speaking, we must consider both

environmental law, which protects nature, and welfare law, which protects

the weak, not only as domestic but also as international issues. Based on

these considerations, we come to the conclusion that we must transform the

welfare state into an international welfare society.

RÉSUMÉ

Nous, les citoyens de la terre, faisons face à deux crises importantes:

celle de l'environnement et celle de la sécurité sociale. La première débute

avec la conquête et l'exploitation de la nature par l'Occident. L'homme a