Moreover, there must be recourse to a review of a refusal to provide information in national legislation. This review must include a prompt, comprehensive and efficient judicial review of the validity of the restriction by an independent court or tribunal (A/HRC/14/23, para. 79; see also A/HRC/16/48, para. 39).
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
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
All
Year
2013
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Freedom of Opinion, Report to the UNGA (2013), A/68/362, para. 54.