Access to State-Held Information as a Fundamental Right under the European Convention on Human Rights

Abstract

Access to state-held information essential in a democratic society - Traditional reluctance of the European Court of Human Rights to apply Article 10 European Convention on Human Rights in access to information cases - Positive obligations and new perspectives: initiatives within the Council of Europe - Parallel with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights - Sdruženi Jihoceské Matky decision of the European Court: the beginning of a new era?