Petroleum revenue management in Ghana: How does the right to information law promote transparency, accountability and monitoring of the annual budget funding amount?

2021 ◽  
pp. 100957
Author(s):  
Clement Sefa-Nyarko ◽  
Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood ◽  
Evans Sakyi Boadu
Keyword(s):  
Revenue Management ◽  
Annual Budget ◽  
Information Law ◽  
Right To Information ◽  
The Right

Access to Information

2014 ◽  
pp. 126-144
Author(s):  
Monica Teresa Sousa ◽  
Leonardo Valles Bento
Keyword(s):  
Good Governance ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Federal Law ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Governmental Agencies ◽  
Private Interests ◽  
Information Law ◽  
Right To Information ◽  
The Right

Right to information means the right of citizens to have access to information produced by, or held by, public/governmental agencies. This chapter intends to analyze the legal grounds of the right to access to information in Brazil as compared to the best international practice. One of the main risks to good governance and democracy is the use of public resources for private purposes, and the development of new communication technologies, especially the Internet, has revolutionized the manner in which the public interacts with the information available, impacting democratic practices. In November 2011, the adoption of Federal Law 12,527 made Brazil the 89th country in the world, and the 19th in Latin America, to adopt specific legislation implementing the right to access to public information. In Brazil, public authorities, especially the courts, tend to accept easily the allegations of violation of privacy and defamation of those whose interests are harmed or threatened by the broadcasting of information. In the conflict between access to information and private interests, the latter has prevailed. In this context, the Access to Information Law has become a relevant policy to the Brazilian civil society to strengthen and consolidate a democratic political culture and promote institutional maturity.

EXPLORING RIGHT TO INFORMATION AND GOOD GOVERNANCE IN PAKISTAN: A SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (04) ◽  
pp. 469-484
Author(s):  
Muhammad Kamran ◽  
Irfan Ullah ◽  
Muhammad Kaleem
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Main Theme ◽  
Public Information Officers ◽  
Information Law ◽  
The Government ◽  
Right To Information ◽  
The Right

The study attempted to analyze the role of right to information in ensuring good governance in Pakistan. The study objectives were to investigate the experiences of public information officers and civil society actors regarding the right to information contribution to good governance and to analyze the challenges in the implementation of right to information law. For the selection of sampling size, purposive sampling was used and data were collected from 11 ministries public information officers and 3 civil society actors through in depth interviews in Islamabad, Pakistan. Being qualitative study, data were analyzed by using thematic analyses. Jurgen Habermas theory of ‘Public Sphere” was used to throw light on main theme of the study. The findings indicated that right to information is an effective tool in promoting good governance along with all its features like, accountability, transparency, mutual trust between the government and general public, common man facilitation, rule of law and corruption elimination. Study concluded that right to information would be an effective tool in promoting the good governance only when hurdles that prevent it from its true implementation were removed.

scholarly journals The Right to Information Act in Bangladesh: An Analysis in the Light of Johannesburg Principles of Freedom of Information Legislation

IIUC Studies ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 73-90
Author(s):  
Mohammad Hasan Murad ◽  
Kazi Arshadul Hoque
Keyword(s):  
Freedom Of Information ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
The People ◽  
Democratic State ◽  
The Right To Know ◽  
Information Law ◽  
Right To Information ◽  
The Right ◽  
Right Of Access

Today's knowledge based world is now resonating with the call for meaningful democracy backed by transparency and accountability in the state engine and people’s right of access to information has gained a great importance. In a modern democratic state, the right to information, more popularly described as the ‘right to know,’ is an indispensable prerequisite. There is no denying the fact that the notion of freedom of thought, of conscience, of speech and rule of law become worthless if the people are deprived of access to information. There appears to have been a universal recognition of the demand and necessity for the establishment of people’s right of access to information. The experience in other countries suggests that this scenario can be changed by empowering people with right to information or freedom of information. The translation of right to information into law has to be done considering a number of principles which are required to be addressed in the law. The article presents an overview of the concept of right to information and attempts to discuss the principles underpinning right to information along with an analysis of to what extent those principles are reflected in the right to information law of Bangladesh. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/iiucs.v7i0.12261 IIUC Studies Vol.7 2011: 73-90

scholarly journals Freedom of Information and Citizens’ Perception in Albania

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 212-219
Author(s):  
Ardita Shehaj
Keyword(s):  
Good Governance ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Freedom Of Information ◽  
Citizen Education ◽  
Information Law ◽  
Constitutional Right ◽  
Right To Information ◽  
The Right

Abstract Transparency and the right to information are among the most important components of good governance, strong and stable democracy, citizen’s participation and the fight against corruption. The right to information is a constitutional right that is guaranteed not only by freedom of information law but also from the Albanian constitution. This legal framework is ranked 6th in the world and guarantees not only citizens right to access public information but also obliges institutions to proactively disclose information. Beside the fact that the Albanian legal framework is a very good one, it is very important to know citizens perception regarding the necessity of this right. For this reason, a survey was conducted and the data show that citizen education and their contact with the law are not enough for the proper implementation of this law. Public awareness is needed not only to explain how to exercise the right to access information but especially to explain the importance of this law in the fight against corruption.

scholarly journals INTERAÇÕES ENTRE DIREITO FUNDAMENTAL À INFORMAÇÃO E DEMOCRACIA PARA O CONTROLE SOCIAL: UMA LEITURA CRÍTICA DA LAI A PARTIR DA EXPERIÊNCIA DOS PORTAIS DE TRANSPARÊNCIA DOS MUNICÍPIOS DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 126
Author(s):  
Caroline Muller Bittencourt ◽  
Janriê Rodrigues Reck
Keyword(s):  
Rio Grande ◽  
Scientific Article ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Web Portals ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Information Law ◽  
Right To Information ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Web

Trata-se de artigo científico voltado à definição do direito à informação e à transparência, e suas relações com a Democracia e o controle social, e a partir dessa perspectiva proceder críticas aos portais de transparência de Municípios ante os dados coletados no Rio Grande do Sul em sua execução da Lei de Acesso à Informação, permitindo apontar críticas a própria Lei. O problema que envolve este trabalho é: quais as críticas que podem ser formuladas à Lei de Acesso à Informação a partir da experiência dos portais de transparência com base em uma leitura complexa da interação acesso à informação e Democracia? O objetivo é demonstrar que os portais não atendem satisfatoriamente um conceito rigoroso de democracia, e que parcial responsabilidade pode ser atribuída à Lei de Acesso à Informação. O método de procedimento da pesquisa foi o bibliográfico na parte do artigo, e empírico, com consultas aos portais, classificação e crítica, na segunda. This is a scientific article focused on the definition of the right to information and transparency, and its relations with Democracy and social control, around the transparency portals of Municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul in its implementation of the Access to Information Law. The problem that involves this work is: what criticisms can be made to the Access to Information Law from the experience of transparency web-portals based on a complex reading of the interaction access to information and Democracy? The objective is to demonstrate that the portals do not meet satisfactorily a strict concept of democracy, and that partial responsibility can be attributed to the Access to InformationLaw. The method of procedure of the research was the bibliographical in the first part of the article, and empirical, with queries to the web-portals, classification and criticism, in the second.

Level of Awareness on the Right to Information Act, 2005 Among Beneficiaries in Selected Districts of Rajasthan

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-120
Author(s):  
Harendra Singh ◽  
◽  
Dr. S.S. Chouhan Dr. S.S. Chouhan ◽  
Dr. Sonia Dutt Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Right To Information ◽  
The Right

The Right to Information in India Implementation and Impact

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
_______ Naveen ◽  
_____ Priti
Keyword(s):  
Public Life ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Know How ◽  
The People ◽  
The Government ◽  
Right To Information ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact

The Right to Information Act 2005 was passed by the UPA (United Progressive Alliance) Government with a sense of pride. It flaunted the Act as a milestone in India’s democratic journey. It is five years since the RTI was passed; the performance on the implementation frontis far from perfect. Consequently, the impact on the attitude, mindset and behaviour patterns of the public authorities and the people is not as it was expected to be. Most of the people are still not aware of their newly acquired power. Among those who are aware, a major chunk either does not know how to wield it or lacks the guts and gumption to invoke the RTI. A little more stimulation by the Government, NGOs and other enlightened and empowered citizens can augment the benefits of this Act manifold. RTI will help not only in mitigating corruption in public life but also in alleviating poverty- the two monstrous maladies of India.

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