Freedom of information : the law, the practice and the ideal

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Freedom of information : the law, the practice and the ideal

Patrick Birkinshaw

(Law in context)

Butterworths, 1996

2nd ed

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Includes index

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Description

Examines the relationship between law, political culture and information control, and combines a technical knowledge of English Law, a detailed account of the history of political secrecy in Britain, and an acquaintance with the detail of political and administrative practice.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction - setting the agenda
  • persistent themes and novel problems
  • freedom of information - overseas experience
  • government and information - an historical developmnet
  • claims and counterclaism
  • openess as a practice or non-practice
  • openess, information and the courts
  • conclusion - how nigh is the end?

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