Download This PaperThe 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
5 Pages Posted: 28 Jul 2015
Date Written: July 20, 2015
Abstract
The right of public access to information held by government bodies empowers individuals and communities to be able to engage and participate in decisions that affect their fundamental human, social and economic rights relating to sustainable development. While it has been recognized since the Rio Declaration as important, it is crucial to include it as a key element in the Post-2015 agenda.
Keywords: transparency, development, access to information, freedom of information, environment
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Banisar, David, The Role of the Right to Information in Sustainable Development (July 20, 2015). Dodds, Felix, ed., Governance for Sustainable Development: Ideas for the Post 2015 Agenda, New World Frontiers, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2635134
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