Crossing the Danube: A Comparative Study of Central European and American Access-to-Information Laws

IF 0.2 Q4 LAW

Communication Law and Policy Pub Date : 2020-04-02 DOI:10.1080/10811680.2020.1735192

Benjamin W. Cramer

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Abstract

The Freedom of Information Act in the United States was a relatively rare access-to-information, or ATI, statute when passed in 1966, but it inspired many similar statutes in nations around the world. This article conducts a comparative study focused on Central Europe, with Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic selected as nations that illustrate ATI philosophy and enforcement in that region. These nations have important similarities but also interesting differences caused by current political trends and local concerns that make each unique in its own right. Ultimately, this study seeks to determine whether these nations have adopted not just the text but also the spirit of transparency embodied in FOIA, with a particular focus on that region’s much different legal and political structures as compared to the United States and Western Europe.

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跨越多瑙河：中欧和美洲信息获取法的比较研究

美国的《信息自由法》在1966年通过时是一项相对罕见的信息获取法，但它激发了世界各国许多类似的法规。本文以中欧为重点进行了比较研究，波兰、匈牙利和捷克共和国被选为阐明ATI理念和在该地区执行的国家。这些国家有着重要的相似之处，但也有着有趣的差异，这些差异是由当前的政治趋势和当地的担忧造成的，使每个国家都有自己的独特之处。最终，这项研究旨在确定这些国家是否不仅采用了《信息自由法》中体现的文本，而且还采用了《自由法》所体现的透明精神，特别关注该地区与美国和西欧相比截然不同的法律和政治结构。

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Communication Law and Policy LAW-

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0.60

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33.30%

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期刊介绍： The societal, cultural, economic and political dimensions of communication, including the freedoms of speech and press, are undergoing dramatic global changes. The convergence of the mass media, telecommunications, and computers has raised important questions reflected in analyses of modern communication law, policy, and regulation. Serving as a forum for discussions of these continuing and emerging questions, Communication Law and Policy considers traditional and contemporary problems of freedom of expression and dissemination, including theoretical, conceptual and methodological issues inherent in the special conditions presented by new media and information technologies.