PRISTUP INFORMACIJAMA U DRŽAVNOME ARHIVU CRNE GORE – ARHIVSKO ODJELJENJE KOTOR
ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVE OF MONTENEGRO – ARCHIVAL DEPARTMENT IN KOTOR

Summary/Abstract: Right to free access to information was for the first time signed in Sweeden 230 years ago, and the first law was passed in the United States of America in 1966. The right to free access to information is inalienable right of every subject and it includes freedom of informing which is involved in the right to freedom of expression. It includes the right to surch, accept an give information through any media regardless any limitation. Availability to acess information in the property of governmental bodies and in individual requirements of physical and legal subjects does not present new obligation for the governmental bodies, but it presents a special affirmation of their existing obligations in the sense of openness and publicity of the work. Free access to information contained in the holdings of Archival Department Kotor is for a long time founded praxis. Wealth and good organisation of archival holdings in the Archival Department Kotor, and also ability and professionalism of its employees make access to every information efficient and of a high quality. «Law of free access to information» in the Republic of Montenegro has only legalized usual way of work which is done in the archive for at least a half of century. Passing this law, as well as reconstruction of entire national legacy in conformity with democratic flows of European society are obligations of the Republic of Montenegro, and all for the sake of access to the rank of democratic countries of Europe and the whole world. With all this, the door for better cooperation with the institutions of other countries are opening to our archives.

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