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March 2020
The Inter-American Juridical Committee Approves
Proposed Model Law 2.0 On Access To Public Information
On March 6th, during its 96th
regular session, the Inter-American Juridical
Committee (CJI) approved the Proposal for the
Inter-American Model Law 2.0 on Access to Public
Information.
This Proposal is the result of a long process
triggered by a mandate from the General Assembly
of the OAS. The Organization's highest body,
aware of the significant impact that the
Inter-American Model Law of 2010 has had on the
adoption of new laws as well as on the legal
reform processes across the region, and the
creation of entities that oversee and guarantee
the right of access to public information,
deemed it necessary to continue to advance in
the adoption of standards that allow for greater
guarantees to the citizens of the Hemisphere in
light of the new challenges that have arisen and
within the framework of the best practices that
have been developed in the decade since the
adoption of said Inter-American Model Law.
In this context, through resolution AG/RES 2927
(XLVIII-O/18) "Democracy Strengthening", the
General Assembly requested the Department of
International Law (DIL) to consult with the
focal points of the Inter-American Program on
Access to Public Information, and to consider
inputs from civil society to identify thematic
areas in which an update or expansion of the
2010 Model Law was deemed necessary, and to
submit its findings to the CJI.
Therefore, the DIL undertook an intensive
consultation process with legislators, guarantor
bodies, civil society, scholars and other social
actors that included surveys, workshops and
virtual discussions, supported by the Red de
Transparencia y Acceso (RTA) a network of
guarantor bodies from across the region, as well
as the EuroSOCIAL + program. At the conclusion
of this process, the DIL presented the CJI with
a consolidated document that included all the
text agreed upon by consensus during the
consultation process, for its consideration
during the 95th regular session of the CJI, held
in July-August 2019. Subsequently, the DIL
prepared a proposal that included all the
comments and suggestions made by the CJI
members, which was ultimately approved at the
96th regular session in March 2020.
The CJI has transmitted its Proposal for a Model
Law 2.0 to the political bodies of the
Organization for their information, aiming to
merit its consideration and approval during the
fiftieth regular session of the General
Assembly, scheduled for June 2020.
In this way, the OAS continues to highlight the
importance of access to public information as a
tool that increases the levels of transparency
in public service, heightens the effectiveness
of the fight against corruption, promotes open
competition, investment and economic growth,
empowers the people - particularly those who are
most vulnerable, and becomes a fundamental
component in the exercise of democracy.
» For the Proposal for Model Inter-American Law on Access to Public Information 2.0,
click here
For further information on this matter, please contact the Department of International Law of the OAS – Technical Secretariat of the Inter-American Juridical Committee +1 202 370 0743.
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