[The core principles include:] Maximum disclosure. National legislation on access to information should be guided by the principle of maximum disclosure. All information held by public bodies should be subject to disclosure and this presumption may be overcome only in very limited circumstances;
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
N.A.
Year
2013
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Freedom of Opinion, Report to the UNGA (2013), A/68/362, para. 76a.