Global Right to Information Index
ORGANISATION
Article 19
DESCRIPTION
This index comprises a series of indicators to measure the level of protection for the right to information across the globe. It aims to demonstrate the state of the right to information worldwide, the degree of development of each piece of individual legislation and its internal coherence, its trends and omissions, and areas such as the adequacy of institutions, the regulation of procedures, and the incorporation of criteria to regulate the administration of access to public information. A country specific index has also been developed for Mexico.
PURPOSE
Awareness-raising and policy dialogue
FOCUS
Anti-Corruption (In law)
Topic
Access to information
Public administration
LEVEL
Multi-Country
FIRST USED
2010
METHODOLOGY
Quantitative
DATA COLLECTION METHOD
Legal-institutional analysis
LANGUAGE
English