Extra Continental Developments

• Charter of the Fundamental Rights of the EU Art. 8, 41 and 42

• European Convention on Human Rights Art.8 and 10

• Council of Europe Convention on Access to Official Documents

• Regulation No. 1049/2001 Art. 13 and 19

• Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention)

• Recommendation No R- (81)-19, 1981

• Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention)

• African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights Art 9

• African Platform on Access to Information

• Declaration of the Principles on Freedom of Expression in Africa

• Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa

• African Regional Finding and Plan of Action for the Advancement of the Right of Access to Information, 2010

• Commonwealth freedom of information principles

• Model Law on Access to Information