A Neglected Standard in Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Proactive Dimension of the Right to Access Information
A Neglected Standard in Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Proactive Dimension of the Right to Access Information

Author(s): Nermina Voloder
Subject(s): Politics, Information Architecture, Public Administration, Public Law, Corruption - Transparency - Anti-Corruption
Published by: Analitika – Centar za društvena istraživanja
Keywords: BiH; neglected standards; information access; rights; public administration; public authorities;
Summary/Abstract: The legal framework on the right to access information in Bosnia and Herzegovina does not contain an established duty of public institutions to voluntarily disclose information in their possession relevant to the public, even without a specific request. Such a legal framework deviates significantly from recent international standards in this area, which stipulate that public institutions must not only reply to individual requests, but that they should proactively disclose certain categories of information in the public interest. The concept of proactive transparency is not adequately regulated in such a legal framework, which is reflected, among other things, in the fragmentation and only partial regulation of the duty of proactive disclosure of information in the public interest, as well as in the lack of legal protection of information users. An analysis of regulations relevant to the proactive segment of the right of access to information indicates the necessity of establishing in law minimal standards relating to the content and quality of the publication of information in the public interest.

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