David Banisar

London School of Economics, Department of Government

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Whistleblowing: International Standards and Developments

CORRUPTION AND TRANSPARENCY: DEBATING THE FRONTIERS BETWEEN STATE, MARKET AND SOCIETY, I. Sandoval, ed., World Bank-Institute for Social Research, UNAM, Washington, D.C., 2011
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 02 Feb 2011
David Banisar
London School of Economics, Department of Government
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whistleblowers, whistleblowing, whistle-blowers, whistle-blowing, public interest disclosure act

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Freedom of Information Around the World 2006: A Global Survey of Access to Government Information Laws

Privacy International, 2006
Number of pages: 168 Posted: 13 Nov 2010
David Banisar
London School of Economics, Department of Government
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FOIA, Freedom of Information, RTI, Right to Information, Official Information, Government Transparency,

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The Right to Information and Privacy: Balancing Rights and Managing Conflicts

World Bank Institute Governance Working Paper
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 19 Mar 2011
David Banisar
London School of Economics, Department of Government
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Right to information, privacy, freedom of information, public records, data protection, transparency

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Global Trends in Privacy Protection: An International Survey of Privacy, Data Protection, and Surveillance Laws and Developments

John Marshall Journal of Computer & Information Law, Vol. XVIII, No. 1, Fall 1999
Number of pages: 111 Posted: 31 Aug 2012
David Banisar and Simon G. Davies
London School of Economics, Department of Government and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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privacy, data protection, surveillance, freedom of information

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Silencing Sources: An International Survey of Protections and Threats to Journalists’ Sources

Privacy International Global Survey Series
Number of pages: 97 Posted: 12 Nov 2010
David Banisar
London School of Economics, Department of Government
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Protection of Journalists' Sources, journalist privilege

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Linking ICTs, the Right to Privacy, Freedom of Expression and Access to Information

East African Journal of Peace & Human Rights, Vol. 16, No. 1, 2010
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 02 Dec 2010
David Banisar
London School of Economics, Department of Government
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privacy, freedom of information, freedom of expression, right to information, access to information, censorship, internet, ICTs

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Effective Open Government: Improving Public Access to Government Information

OECD Working Paper, 2005
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 29 May 2012
David Banisar
London School of Economics, Department of Government
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transparency, foia, foi, rti, expression

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Speaking of Terror: A Review of the Effects of Counter-Terrorism Legislation on Freedom of the Media in Europe

International Journal of Civil Society Law, Vol. VIl, No. 3, July 2009
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 02 Dec 2010
David Banisar
London School of Economics, Department of Government
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Freedom of Information, Censorship, State Secrets, Terrorism, surveillance, protection of sources

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Moving from Principles to Rights: Rio 2012 and Access to Information, Public Participation, and Justice

Sustainable Development Law & Policy, Vol. XII, No. 3, Spring 2012
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 21 Oct 2012
David Banisar, Sejal Parmar, Lalanath de Silva and Carole Excell
London School of Economics, Department of Government, Department of Legal Studies, Central European University, The Access Initiative and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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sustainable development, environmental protection, access to information, public participation, access to justice, aarhus convention, freedom of information, environmental impact assessments

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WikiLeaks, Secrecy and Freedom of Information: The Case of the United Kingdom

Brevini, Hintz, McCurdy (eds), Beyond WikiLeaks: Implications for the Future of Communications, Journalism and Society, Pallgrave MacMillan, 2013
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 15 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 08 Sep 2013
David Banisar and Francesca Fanucci
London School of Economics, Department of Government and European Center For Not-For-Profit Law (ECNL)
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national security, freedom of information, state secrets, transparency, Wikileaks, official secrets

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The Right to Information in the Age of Information

Human Rights in the Global Information Society, Jørgensen,ed., MIT Press, 2006
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 03 Jun 2012
David Banisar
London School of Economics, Department of Government
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freedom of information, e-government, transparency, openness, right to information

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The Role of the Right to Information in Sustainable Development

Dodds, Felix, ed., Governance for Sustainable Development: Ideas for the Post 2015 Agenda, New World Frontiers, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 28 Jul 2015
David Banisar
London School of Economics, Department of Government
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transparency, development, access to information, freedom of information, environment

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Stopping Science: The Case of Cryptography

Health Matrix: Journal of Law-Medicine, Vol. 9, p. 253, 1999
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 10 Apr 2011
David Banisar
London School of Economics, Department of Government
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encryption, cryptography, privacy, surveillance, wiretapping, National Security Agency, NSA

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The European Court of Human Rights Protects Luxleaks Whistleblower

Corporate Crime Observatory, 2023, www.corporatecrime.co.uk/post/ecthr-luxleaks-whistleblower
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 01 Mar 2023
David Banisar
London School of Economics, Department of Government
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Whistleblowing, Freedom of Expression, LuxLeaks, Tax, Human Rights, ECHR

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National Whistleblowing Laws - June 2023

Posted: 10 Jul 2023
David Banisar
London School of Economics, Department of Government

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whistleblowing, whistleblower, public interest disclosure

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National Comprehensive Data Protection/Privacy Laws and Bills 2023

Number of pages: 1 Posted: 31 Oct 2011 Last Revised: 24 May 2023
David Banisar
London School of Economics, Department of Government
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privacy, data protection, personal data

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National Right to Information Laws, Regulations and Initiatives 2020

Number of pages: 1 Posted: 03 Jun 2011 Last Revised: 10 Dec 2020
David Banisar
London School of Economics, Department of Government
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RTI, Right to Information Act, Freedom of Information Act, FOI, transparency, open data, map