The Arkansas Freedom of Information Act

The Arkansas Freedom of Information Act
Author: John J. Watkins
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
Total Pages: 597
Release: 2017-02-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1682260399

Since its first edition in 1988, The Arkansas Freedom of Information Act has become the standard reference for the bench, the bar, and journalists for guidance in interpreting and applying the state’s open-government law. This sixth edition, published fifty years after the passage of the Act in 1967, builds upon its predecessors, incorporating later legislative enactments, judicial decisions, and Attorney General’s opinions to present a synthesis of the law of access to public records and meetings in Arkansas.

Memorandum to the Justice Select Committee

Memorandum to the Justice Select Committee
Author: Great Britain: Ministry of Justice
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2011-12-19
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780101823623

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 received Royal Assent on 30 November 2000 and came into full effect on 1 January 2005. The Act gave the public, for the first time, a statutory right (subject to appropriate limitations) to i) find out if a public authority held specified information and, ii) if so, to be provided with access to it. This Memorandum revisits the original objectives and evaluates whether those have been met. It is felt that the FIOA has become embedded in the culture of public authorities and its effects on openness and transparency are clear. The successes do not come without cost, however, primarily in the form of concern at the time taken to process and respond to FOI requests, to conduct public interest tests and consider exemptions. The extent though to which original decisions are neither complained against, or are upheld on complaint, indicate that the FOIA is working largely as it should

Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Children and Families Bill

Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Children and Families Bill
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Justice Committee
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2012-12-18
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780215051097

Additional written evidence is contained in Volume 2, available on the Committee website at www.parliament.uk/justicecttee

Post-legislative scrutiny of the Freedom of Information Act 2000

Post-legislative scrutiny of the Freedom of Information Act 2000
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Justice Committee
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2012-07-26
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780215047373

Incorporating HC 1849-i-v, session 2010-12. Additional written evidence is contained in Volume 3, available on the Committee website at www.parliament.uk/justicecttee

Guide to the Freedom of Information Act

Guide to the Freedom of Information Act
Author:
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 920
Release: 2009
Genre: Law
ISBN:

Contains an overview discussion of the Freedom of Information Act's (FOIA) exemptions, its law enforcement record exclusions, and its most important procedural aspects. 2009 edition. Issued biennially. Other related products: Report of the Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy, Pursuant to Public Law 236, 103d Congress can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/052-071-01228-1 Overview of the Privacy Act of 1974, 2015 Edition can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/027-000-01429-1

Freedom of Information

Freedom of Information
Author: Patrick Birkinshaw
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 579
Release: 2010-04-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1139487493

Enacted in 2000 and in operation in the UK since 2005, the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act has revealed information which has generated calls for constitutional reform. A massive 'information jurisprudence' has developed through the decisions of the Information Commissioner, the Information Tribunal and the courts. Governments' responses to the war on terror have involved increased resort to claims of national security and accompanying secrecy, but these developments have to exist alongside demands for FOI and transparency. FOI has to balance access to and protection of personal information, and major amendments have been made to the Data Protection Act in order to balance the competing demands of transparency and privacy. This detailed discussion of FOI laws and personal data laws examines the historical development of secrecy, national security and government, and their modern context.

The politics of freedom of information

The politics of freedom of information
Author: Ben Worthy
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2017-02-10
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1526108526

Why do governments pass freedom of information laws? The symbolic power and force surrounding FOI makes it appealing as an electoral promise but hard to disengage from once in power. However, behind closed doors compromises and manoeuvres ensure that bold policies are seriously weakened before they reach the statute book. The politics of freedom of information examines how Tony Blair's government proposed a radical FOI law only to back down in fear of what it would do. But FOI survived, in part due to the government's reluctance to be seen to reject a law that spoke of 'freedom', 'information' and 'rights'. After comparing the British experience with the difficult development of FOI in Australia, India and the United States – and the rather different cases of Ireland and New Zealand – the book concludes by looking at how the disruptive, dynamic and democratic effects of FOI laws continue to cause controversy once in operation.

Parliament and the legislative process

Parliament and the legislative process
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on the Constitution
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2004
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780104005408

Parliament and the legislative Process : 14th report of session 2003-04, Vol. 2: Evidence

Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Author: American Bar Association. House of Delegates
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2007
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781590318737

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.