Access to public information as a requisite for transparency in a constitutional state

Abstract

Transactions of Round Table at XI International Conference on the problems of the development of economy and society in the State University – Higher School of Econo­mics, 2010.

Issues of transparency have become particularly relevant at the current stage of development of the constitutional state. This concept is being developed by various social sciences and has many definitions. In modern legislation, it is defined as a principle. The development of legislation ensuring access to information is an important condition for ensuring the development of transparency of state bodies.