LAW CASES
Objective
This Working Group should tangibly accelerate progress in concrete ways to advance the knowledge about Law Cases and relevant resolutions regarding access to information with the overarching goal of increasing innovation. These efforts are intended to promote data and knowledge sharing and exchange and best practices in favor of the wellbeing of our communities.
Coordinator
National Institute for Transparency, Access to Information and Personal Data Protection (INAI) of Mexico. 
Members
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Argentina |
Guarantor Body of the Right of Access to Information of the City of Buenos Aires |
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Brazil |
National Secretariat of Access to Information of the Office of the Comptroller General |
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Germany |
The Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information |
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Hungary |
National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information |
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Mexico |
National Institute for Transparency, Access to Information and Personal Data Protection |
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Mexico |
Institute for Transparency, Access to Public Information, Personal Data Protection and Accountability of Mexico City |
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Peru |
Court of Transparency and Access to Public Information |
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Philippines |
Freedom of Information - Project Management Office |
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Portugal |
Comissão de Acesso aos Documentos Administrativos |
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Activities and Products
Legal systems report
This Report presents the common points and the diversity in the construction of the Access to Information resolutions that will allow us to issue non-binding administrative criteria.
Relevant Cases (in progress)
Integrate a compilation of relevant resolutions regarding Access to Information with the overarching goal of increasing innovation. These efforts are intended to share knowledge and exchange best practices.
| Country | Jurisdiction | Name of Authority | Resolution 2022 | Relevant of the case | |
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Albania |
National |
Information and Data Protection Commissioner |
Decision No. 1 – Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy (MIE) |
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Argentina |
Buenos Aires |
Guarantor Body of the Right of Access to Information of the City of Buenos Aires |
The OGDAI upholds criteria that obliges the public administration to disclose emails that were sent from and received in an official email address. The OGDAI determined the scope of their competence to control compliance of Law No. 104 when the requested information belongs to, or is held by, a private person -in this case, a company. |
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Argentina |
National |
Access to Public Information Agency |
The decision affects the rights of vulnerable groups
The relevance of the case most reflective to the application of the authority´s powers |
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Australia |
Victoria |
Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner |
Principles of RTI Exemptions |
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Brazil |
National |
National Secretariat of Access to Information of the Office of the Comptroller General |
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Chile |
National |
Advice for Transparency |
High profile case Principles of RTI |
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Germany |
Rhineland-Palatinate |
Rhineland-Palatinate Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information |
Principles of RTI |
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Hungary |
National |
National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information |
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Maldives |
National |
Information Commissioner’s Office |
Principles of RTI, Exemptions and High profile case |
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Mexico |
National |
National Institute for Transparency, Access to Information and Personal Data Protection |
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Mexico |
Mexico City |
Institute for Transparency, Access to Public Information, Personal Data Protection and Accountability of Mexico City |
Principles of RTI The decision affects the rights of vulnerable groups |
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Mexico |
Mexico State |
Institute for Transparency, Public Information and Personal Data Protection of the Mexico State and Municipalities |
The decision affects the rights of vulnerable groups |
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Mexico |
Jalisco State |
Institute for Transparency, Public Information and Personal Data Protection of the Jalisco State |
Provide a concrete response to the request for required information, to clarify the doubts generated The relevance of the case most reflective to the application of the authority´s powers |
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Nepal |
National |
National Information Commission |
The relevance of the case most reflective to the application of the authority´s powers Principles of RTI |
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Peru |
National |
Ombudsman |
Exemptions |
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Peru |
National |
Court for Transparency and Access to Public Information. |
High profile case Involve new technologies |
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Philippines |
National |
Freedom of Information - Project Management Office |
Principles of RTI |
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Portugal |
National |
Comissão de Acesso aos Documentos Administrativos |
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United Kingdom |
National |
Information Commissioner's Office |
Balance between an individuals’ right to privacy and the public’s right of access to information Exemptions
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United States of America |
National |
Office of Government Information Services |
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Uruguay |
National |
Public Information Access Unit |
High profile case Mandatory dissemination of information through active transparency |
