| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 231 pages) |
| Series |
Law and society |
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Law and society (New York, N.Y.)
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| Contents |
Freedom-of-expression conceptualization -- Information-privacy conceptualization -- Right-to-a-healthy-environment conceptualization -- Right-to-truth conceptualization -- Conclusions |
| Summary |
Conceptualizing access to government information as a human right is a new development in the global trend promoting institutional transparency. Bishop provides a comprehensive examination of international human rights law and explains four conceptualizations of access to information as a human right. Rights to information have been linked to the right to free expression, the right to privacy, and the right to a healthy environment, and the right to the truth about human rights abuses. She concludes that a human right to access information is evolving in disparate ways. The current evolution o |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Freedom of information.
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LAW -- Civil Rights.
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LAW -- Discrimination.
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Freedom of information
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781593325053 |
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1593325053 |
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