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Article: Privacy and Freedom of Information in China: Review through the Lens of Government Accountability
Title | Privacy and Freedom of Information in China: Review through the Lens of Government Accountability |
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Authors | |
Issue Date | 2015 |
Publisher | Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.lexxion.de/zeitschriften/fachzeitschriften-englisch/edpl.html |
Citation | European Data Protection Law Review, 2015, v. 1 n. 4, p. 265-276 How to Cite? |
Abstract | This article critically reviews how the Chinese legislation and courts handle the conflict between the right to privacy and freedom of information. It summarises inadequacies in the protection of privacy provided under an uncoordinated body of legislation, and highlights the gaps concerning the privacy exemption to disclosure of government information left to be filled by the courts. By analysing a representative sample of cases, it evaluates the judicial approaches to balancing privacy and public interest in transparency on several subject matters. The article finds that the courts have recognised a wider scope of privacy in the FOI context than what is usually recognised under the civil law doctrine, and have often undervalued or neglected the public interest in promoting government accountability through transparency. It argues that these approaches risk condoning the misuse of privacy to cover maladministration, and can hardly redress the weak legislative protection of privacy from government intrusion in the non-FOI context. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/222488 |
ISSN | 2020 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.160 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Chen, Y | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-01-18T07:41:22Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2016-01-18T07:41:22Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | European Data Protection Law Review, 2015, v. 1 n. 4, p. 265-276 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 2364-2831 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/222488 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This article critically reviews how the Chinese legislation and courts handle the conflict between the right to privacy and freedom of information. It summarises inadequacies in the protection of privacy provided under an uncoordinated body of legislation, and highlights the gaps concerning the privacy exemption to disclosure of government information left to be filled by the courts. By analysing a representative sample of cases, it evaluates the judicial approaches to balancing privacy and public interest in transparency on several subject matters. The article finds that the courts have recognised a wider scope of privacy in the FOI context than what is usually recognised under the civil law doctrine, and have often undervalued or neglected the public interest in promoting government accountability through transparency. It argues that these approaches risk condoning the misuse of privacy to cover maladministration, and can hardly redress the weak legislative protection of privacy from government intrusion in the non-FOI context. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.lexxion.de/zeitschriften/fachzeitschriften-englisch/edpl.html | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | European Data Protection Law Review | - |
dc.title | Privacy and Freedom of Information in China: Review through the Lens of Government Accountability | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Chen, Y: yongxi@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 256599 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 1 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 4 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 265 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 276 | - |
dc.publisher.place | Germany | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 2364-284X | - |