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On Conflict Of Human Rights, Xiaobing Xu, George Wilson
On Conflict Of Human Rights, Xiaobing Xu, George Wilson
The University of New Hampshire Law Review
[Excerpt] “This article supports Gewirth’s view: that is, the reason why utilitarian values such as national security, public safety, public order, public health, and public morality may outweigh human rights is that they contain human rights elements. Thus, as a rule, whenever human rights clash with nonrights value considerations, we should analyze whether they contain human rights elements. If they do, they may override human rights that conflict with them. If they do not, they cannot.”