Nov 2, 2016 | Access to information, Ethics, Freedom of information
On 2 December 1766, the world’s first-ever freedom of information law was signed into law. It had been promulgated by the Riksdag – Parliament – of Sweden and Finland, which at the time was one country. The 1766 Law is the oldest constitution to regulate freedom of...
Oct 12, 2016 | Access to information, Access to justice, Copyright, Data Privacy, Freedom of information, Privacy
Restricted and Redacted: Where now for human rights and digital information control? The full programme for the Information Law and Policy Centre’s annual workshop and lecture on Wednesday 9th November 2016 is now available (see below). For both events,...
Jun 29, 2016 | Access to information, Data Privacy, Ethics, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Government policy, Journalism, News media, Privacy
Dr Aljosha Karim Schapals, research assistant at the Information Law and Policy Centre, reports on a research workshop hosted by the University of Cardiff on Digital Citizenship and the ‘Surveillance Society’. A workshop led by researchers at the Cardiff School of...
Feb 17, 2016 | Government policy, Journalism, News media, Privacy
Dr David Goldberg is a member of the Advisory Board of the Information Law and Policy Centre. He has recently authored the following: [1] ”Journalism, drones, and law” in A. Koltay (ed), Comparative Perspectives on the Fundamental Freedom of Expression (Wolters Kluwer...
Feb 9, 2016 | Government policy
Date/time: Wednesday 16 March, 18.00-19.30 (registration from 17.45) Place: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London Book your free place at this link The UK’s coalition government has said it is committed to making Britain the most open...