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W. Keim
Human right of access to information
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The role of international lawmakers and their respective influence on national legislation on information access
In the knowledge that only those who use their freedom remain free Preambel Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation
Access to information is part of freedom of expression, together with an active citizenry, and thus one of the preconditions for ensuring a vibrant and well-informed democracy.
First Baltic Sea NGO Forum 2001

law, jurisprudence: Rechtswissenschaft
legal certainty, legal security : Rechtssicherheit
rule of law, constitutional state: Rechtsstaat
scale, measure: Maßstab