The Right to Public Interest Information under Regional Human Rights Law: a Comparison of the European and the Inter – American Approach
The Right to Public Interest Information under Regional Human Rights Law: a Comparison of the European and the Inter – American Approach

Summary/Abstract: This article discusses the development of the right to public interest information by the European Court of Human Rights and Inter-American Court of Human Rights in two steps. Firstly, the article discusses the content and scope of the right to public interest information and compares the approach taken by the two Courts in recognizing this right to information. Secondly, the research maps the extent to which the Courts in their judgments reference to other (international) case law, refer to each other’s case law and maps the ways in which both Courts interacts with other organs in their regional organization.

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