LEADER 02333nam 2200529 a 450 001 9910812754503321 005 20230801223149.0 010 $a1-59332-505-3 035 $a(CKB)2670000000186636 035 $a(EBL)1057788 035 $a(OCoLC)818819093 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000622540 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12291079 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000622540 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10642457 035 $a(PQKB)11276589 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1057788 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1057788 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10511651 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000186636 100 $a20110829d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAccess to information as a human right$b[electronic resource] /$fCheryl Ann Bishop 210 $aEl Paso $cLFB Scholarly Pub.$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (241 p.) 225 1 $aLaw and society 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-59332-459-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFreedom-of-expression conceptualization -- Information-privacy conceptualization -- Right-to-a-healthy-environment conceptualization -- Right-to-truth conceptualization -- Conclusions. 330 $aConceptualizing access to government information as a human right is a new development in the global trend promoting institutional transparency. Bishop provides a comprehensive examination of international human rights law and explains four conceptualizations of access to information as a human right. Rights to information have been linked to the right to free expression, the right to privacy, and the right to a healthy environment, and the right to the truth about human rights abuses. She concludes that a human right to access information is evolving in disparate ways. The current evolution o 410 0$aLaw and society (New York, N.Y.) 606 $aFreedom of information 615 0$aFreedom of information. 676 $a342.08/53 700 $aBishop$b Cheryl Ann$f1964-$01619751 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910812754503321 996 $aAccess to information as a human right$93952160 997 $aUNINA