Conflictos entre derechos: un enfoque económico
| Autor | Michael Gilbert |
| Cargo | Vice Dean of the University of Virginia School of Law |
| Páginas | 67-78 |
Gilbert, M. Conflicts Among Rights
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Revista Facultad de Jurisprudencia Especial 75 Aniversario PUCE
Conflicts among Rights: An Economic Approach
Conflictos entre Derechos: Un Enfoque Económico
Michael Gilbert
University of Virginia
City: Charlottesville
Country: United States of America
Original article (research)
RFJ, No. 9 Especial 75 años PUCE, pp. 67 -78, ISSN: 2588-0837
ABSTRACT: Sometimes rights conflict, as when the right to
religion interferes with the right to equality. Often law does not
prioritize rights, leaving judges to resolve conflicts among them
based on their own intuitions and beliefs. This paper explores
a new principle for resolving such cases: rule against the party
that could have avoided the rights conflict more easily. This
principle builds on “least cost avoidance,” a theory of liability
developed by scholars in law and economics. The main objective
of this paper is to adapt least cost avoidance to questions of
rights. The secondary objective is to demonstrate the potential
of economics in constitutional law. Economics has illuminated
and influenced many legal fields. To influence constitutional
law, economists must address the questions of lawyers and
judges, meaning questions about constitutional doctrine. This
paper presents a modest step in that direction.
KEYWORDS: justice, legal reform, legal norm, constitution,
political system.
RESUMEN: A veces los derechos entran en conflicto, como
cuando el derecho a la religión interfiere con el derecho a la
igualdad. A menudo, la ley no prioriza los derechos, dejando que
los jueces resuelvan los conflictos entre ellos basándose en sus
propias intuiciones y creencias. Este artículo explora un nuevo
principio para resolver estos casos: gobernar contra la parte que
podría haber evitado el conflicto de derechos más fácilmente.
DOI 10.26807/rfj.v2i9.419
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