论隐私权与知情权的冲突

The Conflict of the Right to Privacy and the Right to Know

权利与权利的冲突是现代社会的一个普遍现象。而随着中国加入世界贸易组织 ,知情权的立法已刻不容缓。解决隐私权与知情权的冲突已成为一个无法回避的问题。要协调隐私权与知情权的冲突 ,首先应区分不同领域内的隐私权与知情权的矛盾 ,并区别对待。然后根据社会公共利益优先原则和平衡于利益、宽容协调的原则解决冲突。

Disputes between different rights are a universal phenomenon in the modern society. The legislation of the right to know is becoming ever more urgent as China joins the WTO. Balance between the right to privacy and the right to know requires first of all the distinction of and consequent solutions for the disputes in diverse situations, solutions that follow the public interests priority principle and the principle of the balance of interests, tolerance and harmony.