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| − | + | '''Freedom of Information policies''' also known as '''open record laws''', let individuals request and gain access to data and information held by governments and other large institutions. Many of these current policies and laws arose out of human rights treaties after [[Wikipedia:World_War_II|World War II]] and exist in some capacity in a majority of countries. <ref>"Freedom of Information by Laura L. Stein and Lindita Camaj from Oxford Research Encyclopedias"[http://oxfordre.com/communication/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228613.001.0001/acrefore-9780190228613-e-97]</ref> These policies and laws spell out who can request and who must provide information as well as restrictions and exemptions that can cause a request to be rejected. Lastly, they tend to also spell out the legal process used to contest a rejection. | |
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| + | ==United States Freedom of Information Act== | ||
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Revision as of 18:58, 15 March 2019
Freedom of Information policies also known as open record laws, let individuals request and gain access to data and information held by governments and other large institutions. Many of these current policies and laws arose out of human rights treaties after World War II and exist in some capacity in a majority of countries. [1] These policies and laws spell out who can request and who must provide information as well as restrictions and exemptions that can cause a request to be rejected. Lastly, they tend to also spell out the legal process used to contest a rejection.
