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Inter-American Juridical Instruments |
Inter-American Convention against Corruption (Art II, III-11)
American Declaration on the Right and Duties of Man. Article IV
Universal Juridical Instruments |
Summits of the Americas |
General Assembly Resolutions |
AG/RES. 2928 (XLVIII-O/18) "Promotion and Protection of Human Rights"
AG/RES. 2885 (XLVI-O/16) "Inter-american program on access to public information"
AG/RES. 2842 (XLIV-O/14) "Access to Public Information and Protection of Personal Data"
AG/RES. 1932 (XXXIII-O/03) "Access to Public Information: Strengthening Democracy"
AG/RES. 2057 (XXXIV-O/04) "Access to Public Information: Strengthening Democracy"
AG/RES. 2121 (XXXV-O/05) "Access to Public Information: Strengthening Democracy"
AG/RES. 2252 (XXXVI-O/06) "Access to Public Information: Strengthening Democracy"
AG/RES. 2288 (XXXVII-O/07) "Access to Public Information: Strengthening Democracy"
AG/RES. 2418 (XXXVIII-O/08) "Access to Public Information: Strengthening Democracy"
AG/RES. 2514 (XXXIX-O/09) "Access to Public Information: Strengthening Democracy"
AG/RES. 2607 (XL-O/10) "Model Inter-American Law on Access to Public. Information"
AG/RES. 2661 (XLI-O/11) "Access to Public Information, Protection of Personal Data"
AG/RES. 2727 (XLII-O/12) "Access to Public Information, Protection of Personal Data"
AG/RES. 2811 (XLIII-O/13) "Access to Public Information and Protection of Personal Data"
AG/RES. 2842 (XLIV-O/14) "Access to Public Information and Protection of Personal Data"
IAHR Court Jurisprudence |
Declarations and Plan of Actions |
Americas Regional Conference on the Right of Access to Information, Lima Peru, April 28-30 2009
Declaration on Principles on Freedom of Expression of the IACHR
Resolutions and Documents of the CJI |
Documents/Studies of the Department of International Law |
Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs (OAS) |
The Department of International Law has coordinated or participated in the following projects that contributed to the advancement of the topic of access to information at the OAS:
Report on the Questionnaire “Legislation on and Best Practices of Access to Public Information of the Commission on Juridical and Political Affairs” [CP/CAJP-2608/08], which contains answers by the States and civil society to the questionnaire as well as recommendations from civil society organizations.
Two special sessions of the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs of the Permanent Council of the OAS on the topic of access to information in 2006 and 2008 to promote, impart, and exchange experiences and knowledge with Respect to access to information and the relationship with citizen participation, and to examine the recommendations on Access to Public Information contained in the Study on Access to Information organized by the Department of International Law, Respectively.
The development of a Model Inter-American Law on Access to Information and an accompanying Implementation Guide.