Stein, Oswald Keywords: Insurances | International law | Social security | Mots clefs: Assurances | Droit international | Sécurité sociale | ABSTRACT People and communities are driven by a desire for safety. Oswald Stein explains that the desire has never been stronger than this day (1927). Humanity has never seemed more anxious to perceive the dangers, to assure its future. As an indication of civilization or a symptom of decadence, what is this fear of the future; this party to escape the blind play of the laws of …