Modernising the United Kingdom’s Official Secrecy Laws
Not at the expense of freedom of expression
Savage, Ashley
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2021
Verfassungsblog
2021-08-08
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In the United Kingdom, proposals to reform official secrecy laws could have damaging implications for journalistic expression, whistleblowing and government transparency. As is, the Home Office proposals could lead to a situation whereby a law which prohibits whistleblowers from going outside of their organisation, and is thus incompatible with Article10 ECHR, could be replaced with an even worse law, which inhibits expression, and prevents journalists from lawfully reporting on important matters of public interest.
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Savage, Ashley
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Art. 10 ECHR
Freedom of Expression
freedom of information
Official Secrets Law
Whistleblowing
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https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/uk-off-secrecy-law/
Verfassungsblog
2366-7044
Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH
10.17176/20210808-232802-0
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10.17176/20210808-232802-0
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