02333nam 2200529 a 450 991081275450332120230801223149.01-59332-505-3(CKB)2670000000186636(EBL)1057788(OCoLC)818819093(SSID)ssj0000622540(PQKBManifestationID)12291079(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000622540(PQKBWorkID)10642457(PQKB)11276589(MiAaPQ)EBC1057788(Au-PeEL)EBL1057788(CaPaEBR)ebr10511651(EXLCZ)99267000000018663620110829d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAccess to information as a human right[electronic resource] /Cheryl Ann BishopEl Paso LFB Scholarly Pub.20121 online resource (241 p.)Law and societyDescription based upon print version of record.1-59332-459-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Freedom-of-expression conceptualization -- Information-privacy conceptualization -- Right-to-a-healthy-environment conceptualization -- Right-to-truth conceptualization -- Conclusions.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 oLaw and society (New York, N.Y.)Freedom of informationFreedom of information.342.08/53Bishop Cheryl Ann1964-1619751MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812754503321Access to information as a human right3952160UNINA