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W. Keim
Human right of access to information
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Right to Information Law Rating
Baltic Sea
Country
Date
Total Rating
Serbia
2004
135
Estonia*
2000
114
Finland
(1951) 1999
105
Sweden*
(1766) 1949
95
Norway
(1970) 2006
93
Denmark*
1970
66
Latvia
1998
65
Norway*
1970
64
Iceland*
1996
63
Lithuania
2000
61
Russia
2009
60
Germany*
2005
54
At the heart of the methodology for applying the RTI Rating are 61 indicators. For each Indicator, countries earn points within a set range of scores (in most cases 0-2), depending on how well the legal framework delivers the Indicator, for a possible total of 150 points.
Each of the four central elements of a right to information system – Scope, Requesting Procedures, Exceptions and Refusals, and Appeals – are given an equal weighting of 30 points, while the other three elements (Right of Access 6,  Sanctions and Protections 8, Promotional Measures 16) have been allocated fewer points.
There are several generations of laws. Newer 3. generation laws give better performance as Norway shows.