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Title: Vol. 15 No.1:The Legal Framework and Barriers to Access to Environmental Information in Ethiopia
Authors: Mohammed, Abdulkader
Keywords: Ethiopia · Rio Declaration · Access to information · Environment · Public bodies · Active/passive access to environmental information · Barriers
Issue Date: Sep-2021
Publisher: St.Mary's University
Abstract: Information plays a vital role, both in terms of its importance for a democratic order and as a prerequisite for public participation. Many countries have made provisions for access to information in their respective constitutions. The FDRE Constitution explicitly provides that everyone has the right to seek and receive information. The Freedom of Mass Media and Access to Information Proclamation –which entered into force in 2008– gives effect to this Constitutional guarantee. Moreover, the number of laws on different environmental issues is on the rise, and the same could be said of the multilateral environmental agreements that Ethiopia has ratified. Many of the laws incorporate the right of the public to access environmental information held by public bodies. Despite the existing legal framework, there are still notable barriers to access to environmental information. By analyzing the relevant laws, the aim of this article is to contribute to the dialogue on the constitutional right of access to information with particular emphasis on the legal framework on, and the barriers to, access to environmental information within the meaning of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration.
URI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/mlr.v15i1.5
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