
Right to Information and Transparency
The resources on this Module explore the nature and extent of the right to information.The readings include standards on the right to access government held information, open court and open parliament.
The resources on this Module explore the nature and extent of the right to information.The readings include standards on the right to access government held information, open court and open parliament.
"For many years now, an apparent conundrum has lurked just beneath the surface among European jurisdictions. In the Common Law countries – namely the United Kingdom and Ireland – full court decisions, including the names of the parties, are generally accessible to the public. In the rest of Europe, governed by the civil law, however, such decisions are normally published only with the names of the parties redacted. The apparent rationale for the former is the idea of open justice, while in the latter group of countries the idea of personal data protection reigns supreme."
Toby Mendel, Court Decisions in Georgia: How to Negotiate the Minefield Between Access and Respect for Privacy, Centre for Law and Democracy, March 2017.