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Transparency and the rule of law

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Transparency, openness, and access to government information enable democratic control. This includes strong rights for whistleblowers and clear disclosure and transparency obligations for public authorities. The rule of law is a prerequisite for democracy.

Our cases

Democracy and fundamental rights
Art. 5

Independent science needs transparency

Court Proceeding
Democracy and fundamental rights
Art. 10

Quad9 website blocking: No copyright liability for DNS services!

Court Proceeding
Democracy and fundamental rights
Art. 5

Transparency litigation under the Freedom of Information Act

Court Proceeding
Democracy and fundamental rights
Art. 5

State Geodata: Bavaria abuses copyright to restrict freedom of the press

Court Proceeding
Democracy and fundamental rights
Art. 2

Artists' collective Peng!: The Office for the Protection of the Constitution must not be allowed to collect data on civil society organizations without control

Regulatory procedure
Democracy and fundamental rights
Art. 5, 12

Open data: Government information belongs to the public

Gerichtsverfahren
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