Open AccessThe Right to Information: Whether or not to Publish Information on Salaries of Employees Paid from Public Funds
Author(s) -
Kateřina Frumarová
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
public governance, administration and finances law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2786-0736
pISSN - 2498-6275
DOI - 10.53116/pgaflr.2016.1.6
Subject(s) - publication , context (archaeology) , public authority , czech , democracy , business , state (computer science) , control (management) , supreme court , public relations , public administration , political science , law , politics , economics , management , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , algorithm , computer science , biology
The right to information is an important instrument for a control of public authority in any democratic state. Ocasionally, however, there may be a conflict between this right and the right to privacy. In this context, the Czech Supreme Administrative Court was tasked with solving the question of whether information on the salaries of employees who are paid from public funds can be published.