Project Description

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What is access to information?

• It is a principal tool for citizen participation in a democratic system

• It strengthens accountability of, and trust in, government institutions

• It is a fundamental human right

Model Law

In June 2009, the OAS General Assembly requested that the Department of International Law draft a [Model Inter-American Law on Access to Public Information], with the participation of OAS organs, agencies and entities, OAS Member States, and civil society organizations, with a view toward providing the legal framework necessary to ensure citizen participation in a democratic system, strengthening accountability of and trust in government institutions, and guaranteeing the fundamental human right.

Contact Us

Departament of international law
Secretariat for Legal Affairs (SLA)
Organization of American States
19th Street & Constitution Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C., 20006
USA
Tel. + 1 202.458.6899
Fax + 1 202.458.3293
E-mail: dil@oas.org