Institutions Guaranteeing Access to Information OECD and MENA Region

Institutions Guaranteeing Access to Information OECD and MENA Region
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2019-10-11
Genre:
ISBN: 9264479120

Thanks to comparative tables and precise examples, this report offers an overall picture of the institutions guaranteeing access to information (IGAI) in OECD member countries. While it does not provide a comprehensive analysis of each of these institutions, it examines the legislation, the composition, and operation of the IGAIs as well as their missions regarding the spontaneous disclosure and appeals following access to information requests.

Democracy Promotion by Functional Cooperation

Democracy Promotion by Functional Cooperation
Author: Tina Freyburg
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2016-02-03
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1137489359

This book presents a novel 'governance model' of democracy promotion. In detailed case studies of EU cooperation with Moldova, Morocco, and Ukraine, it examines how the EU promotes democratic governance through functional cooperation in the fields of competition policy, the environment, and migration.

Archives and Human Rights

Archives and Human Rights
Author: Jens Boel
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2021-02-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 0429620144

Why and how can records serve as evidence of human rights violations, in particular crimes against humanity, and help the fight against impunity? Archives and Human Rights shows the close relationship between archives and human rights and discusses the emergence, at the international level, of the principles of the right to truth, justice and reparation. Through a historical overview and topical case studies from different regions of the world the book discusses how records can concretely support these principles. The current examples also demonstrate how the perception of the role of the archivist has undergone a metamorphosis in recent decades, towards the idea that archivists can and must play an active role in defending basic human rights, first and foremost by enabling access to documentation on human rights violations. Confronting painful memories of the past is a way to make the ghosts disappear and begin building a brighter, more serene future. The establishment of international justice mechanisms and the creation of truth commissions are important elements of this process. The healing begins with the acknowledgment that painful chapters are essential parts of history; archives then play a crucial role by providing evidence. This book is both a tool and an inspiration to use archives in defence of human rights. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/ISBN, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Select Proceedings of the European Society of International Law, Volume 3, 2010

Select Proceedings of the European Society of International Law, Volume 3, 2010
Author: James Crawford
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2012-01-09
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1847318754

This book continues the series Select Proceedings of the European Society of International Law, containing the proceedings of the Fourth Biennial Conference organised by ESIL and the University of Cambridge in 2010. The title of the conference was 'International Law 1989-2010: A Performance Appraisal'. The highlights, selected for publication in this volume, cover a wide spectrum of topics in international law.

An Introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

An Introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Author: World Conservation Union
Publisher: IUCN
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2009
Genre: History
ISBN: 9782831709130

The African Convention on the conservation of nature and natural resources was adopted in 1968 in Algiers. Considered the most forward looking regional agreement of the time, it influenced significantly the development of environmental law in Africa. Two and a half decades of intense developments in international environmental law made it necessary to revise this treaty, update its provisions and enlarge its scope. This was undertaken under the auspices of the African Union (previously OAU), and the revision was adopted by its Heads of State and Government in July 2003 in Maputo. The introduction provides an overview of this new international treaty, as well as a commentary to each of its provisions.

Loi Sur L'accès À L'information

Loi Sur L'accès À L'information
Author: Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics
Publisher:
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2009
Genre: Freedom of information
ISBN:

The ATIA has been the subject of a number of reform proposals since its passage in 1983. Nor is this the first ATIA reform proposal to be the subject of a study by the Committee: barely a week before the 38th Parliament was dissolvwe, the committee tabled a report to the House of Commons recommending that the Minister of Justice consider introducing a bill based on the provisions in the Open Government Act, proposed by the then Information Commissioner, John Reid.

Annuaire Europeen 1991

Annuaire Europeen 1991
Author: J. L. Messia
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Total Pages: 1272
Release: 1993-07-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780792319597

The "European Yearbook" promotes the scientific study of European organisations and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Each volume contains a detailed survey of the history, structure and yearly activities of each organisation and an up-to-date chart providing a clear overview of the member states of each organisation. In addition, a number of articles on topics of general interest are included in each volume. A general index by subject and name, and a cumulative index of all the articles which have appeared in the "Yearbook," are included in every volume and provide direct access to the "Yearbook's" subject matter. Each volume contains a comprehensive bibliography covering the year's relevant publications. This is an indispensable work of reference for anyone dealing with the European institutions.

Access to Justice in Environmental Matters in the EU (Acces a la Justice en Matiere D'Environnement Dans L'Ue)

Access to Justice in Environmental Matters in the EU (Acces a la Justice en Matiere D'Environnement Dans L'Ue)
Author: Jonas Ebbesson
Publisher: Kluwer Law International B.V.
Total Pages: 524
Release: 2002-05-15
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9041118268

Access to justice in environmental matters has been a topic for increasing legal discourse and law-making in international, European Community (EC) and national arenas. The 1998 Aarhus Convention provides new norms of international law, inspired by the 1992 Rio Declaration. EC law on access to justice is being drafted and changes can be observed in the laws of the European Union (EU) members states. This timely book presents the state-of-the-art of access to justice in environmental matters in the European Union. It provides a thematic and comparative introduction of the topic, followed by thorough descriptions of EC law and the law of each EU member state. The chapters are written in English or French with a summary in the other language. L'accandegrave;s andegrave; la justice en matiandegrave;re d'environnement a fait l'objet de plus en plus de dandeacute;bats juridiques et de dandeacute;veloppements l'andeacute;gislatifs en droit international, communautaire et national. La Convention d'Aarhus de 1998 dandeacute;finit de nouvelles normes de droit international, faisant suite andagrave; la Dandeacute;claration de Rio de 1992. Le droit communautaire en matiandegrave;re d'accandegrave;s andagrave; la justice est en voie d'andeacute;laboration et dandeacute;jandagrave; des changements peuvent andecirc;tre observandeacute;s dans les lois nationales des andEacute;tats membres de l'Union europandeacute;enne. Cet ouvrage, qui arrive en temps opportun, prandeacute;sente l'andeacute;tat actuel de l'accandegrave;s andagrave; la justice en matiandegrave;re d'environnement dans l'Union europandeacute;anne. Une introduction thandeacute;matique et comparative du sujet est suivie par une description approfondie du droit communautaire et du droit national de chaque andEacute;tat membre de l'Union europandeacute;enne. Les chapitres sont randeacute;digandeacute;s soit en franandccedil;ais soit en anglais, accompagnandeacute;s respectivement d'un randeacute;sumandeacute; dans l'autre langue.

Access to Information in Africa

Access to Information in Africa
Author: Fatima Diallo
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2013-06-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9004251898

For a long time, Africa has 'lagged' behind global advances in transparency, but there are now significant developments on the continent. In a ground-breaking book, Access to Information in Africa brings together for the first time a collection of African academics and practitioners to contribute to the fast-growing body of scholarship that is now accumulating internationally. This is therefore an African account of progress made and setbacks suffered, but also an account of challenges and obstacles that confront both policy-makers and practitioners. These challenges must be overcome if greater public access to information is to make a distinctive, positive contribution to the continent’s democratic and socio-economic future. This book offers a necessarily multi-dimensional perspective on the state of ATI in African jurisdictions and the emerging, new praxis - a praxis that will entail a genuine domestication of the right of access to information on the continent.