Transparency and the rule of law - GFF – Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte e.V.

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

Art. 5

Independent science needs transparency

Court Proceeding

Art. 10

Quad9 website blocking: No copyright liability for DNS services!

Court Proceeding

Art. 5

Transparency litigation under the Freedom of Information Act

Court Proceeding

Art. 5

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

Court Proceeding

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

Art. 5, 12

Open data: Government information belongs to the public

Gerichtsverfahren

Art. 21

Everyone talks about it - we want to know! Expert opinion on the potential unconstitutionality of the AfD