“Heavenly principle (天理), state law (国法), human sentiment/compassion (人情)” and nuclear policy in east Asia.

• Main Author: Morita, Akihiko
• Other Authors: Asian constitutional law recent developments and trends : Vietnam, Hanoi, 6th and 7th December 2019. Volume 1
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: Vietnamese
• Published: Đại học Quốc Gia Hà Nội 2020
• Subjects: Nuclear policy; State law; East Asia
• Online Access: http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/94731
• Institution: Vietnam National University, Hanoi

Energy policy is highly political, and we must take it as a major challenge for our democracy because political decision-making in a liberal democracy must be democratic. Complex sociotechnological systems such as nuclear energy plants need a new approach, and “Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)’s...