An uncovering of the terrifying depths of authoritarian power that hide behind the infamous story of WikiLeaks. *Winner of the European Award for Investigative And Judicial Journalism and Premio Alessandro Leogrande Award 2022*...More info...
Information is not only a human-fundamental right, but it has been shaped as a pillar for the exercise of other human rights around the world. It is the path for bringing to account authorities and other powerful actors before the people, who are, f...More info...
This new addition to Harts acclaimed Landmark Cases series is a diverse and engaging edited collection bringing together eminent commentators from the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, to analyse cases...More info...
Paul T. Jaeger, Jonathan Lazar, Ursula Gorham, Natalie Greene Taylor
(Pub. Date: 12-Sep-2023, Paperback / softback, Publisher: Association of College & Research Libraries, ISBN-13: 9780838947975)
Learning the basic concepts of information law and the many legal concepts that come into play in the field of librarianship can seem like an overwhelming endeavor. Drawing upon the authors’ unique backgrounds in both law and librarianship, this text...More info...
The research represented in this volume, and in the series as a whole, is intended to provide critical analyses and findings that can underpin the development of language policies, practice guides and other resources that support a fair and accessib...More info...
“An essential addition to the bookshelf of any practitioner who has to consider information rights, however often. The book is the best kind of practitioner text: practical and clear, but also scholarly, thoughtful and analytical.” (Sarah Hannett...More info...
(Pub. Date: 28-Feb-2023, Hardback, Publisher: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009198905)
This book outlines the historical context of laws regulating rights to freedom of speech, and explores future threats to these freedoms. Now more than ever, we are living in a free speech paradox: powerful speakers weaponize their rights in order to...More info...
This new addition to Harts acclaimed Landmark Cases series is a diverse and engaging edited collection bringing together eminent commentators from the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, to analyse cases...More info...
This book explores how the publics right of access to environmental information is being used in practice and how far these uses, and the motives behind them, align with the aspiration of furthering environmental protection that lies behind the crea...More info...
An uncovering of the terrifying depths of authoritarian power that hide behind the infamous story of WikiLeaks. *Winner of the European Award for Investigative And Judicial Journalism and Premio Alessandro Leogrande Award 2022*...More info...
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An uncovering of the terrifying depths of authoritarian power that hide behind the infamous story of WikiLeaks An uncovering of the terrifying depths of authoritarian power that hide behind the infamous story of WikiLeaks...More info...
This thought-provoking book provides a systematic, philosophically-grounded reconceptualisation of press freedom and press regulation. In a major departure from orthodox norms, the book argues that press freedom and coercive independent press regu...More info...
This commentary offers the definitive guide to supplementary protection certificates (SPC); a key element in the regulation of the pharmaceutical and medical market within Europe. Beyond providing an overview of the European legislation and the CJ...More info...
(Pub. Date: 14-Oct-2021, Hardback, Publisher: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781108482745)
Scholars and policymakers concerned with government oversight and accountability should know who transparency laws predominately serve. Using comprehensive data analysis, original interviews, and site visits to federal agencies, this volume provides...More info...
Enacted in 1966, the Freedom of Information Act (or FOIA) was designed to promote oversight of governmental activities, under the notion that most users would be journalists. Today, however, FOIA is largely used for purposes other than fostering dem...More info...
Commercial speech has become one of the most litigated and controversial areas of First Amendment protection. The controversy arises from fundamental misunderstandings of the ways in which commercial speech furthers the values of the First Amendment...More info...
This fresh and insightful Research Handbook delivers global perspectives on information law and governance, delving into principles of information law in the areas of trade secrecy, privacy, data protection and cybersecurity.Providing U...More info...
Series: Cambridge Studies on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
(Pub. Date: 10-Jun-2021, Hardback, Publisher: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781108417402)
Commercial speech has become one of the most litigated and controversial areas of First Amendment protection. The controversy arises from fundamental misunderstandings of the ways in which commercial speech furthers the values of the First Amendment...More info...
A right of access to information (ATI) was introduced to China in 2007, creating uncertain hopes that freedom of information may flourish in this party-state with ingrained traditions of secrecy. This book is the first comprehensive assessment of the...More info...
The concept of privacy has long been confused and incoherent. The right to privacy has been applied promiscuously to an alarmingly wide-ranging assortment of issues including free speech, political consent, abortion, contraception, sexual preference,...More info...
