Studies

Publications and studies

Below are links to a selection of studies by domestic and international institutions that have explored the issues of transparency and access to information in depth:

La posibilidad de acogerse a la mediación en las reclamaciones en materia de acceso a la información pública(The possibility of embrace the mediation in claims regarding access to public information). Article of the technician of the Legislation and Legal Affairs area of the Prevention Directorate of the Anti-Fraud Office of Catalonia, Mercè Pidemont, published in the Revista Española de la Transparencia, N. 11, 309-330, Second Semester 2020.
Comentarios sobre aspectos clave en materia de acceso a información pública (Comments on key aspects of access to public information). Compilation of legal analyzes of the Network of Local Entities for Transparency and Citizen Participation of the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP), September 2020. With an article by the Head of the Legislation and Legal Affairs Area of the Anti-Fraud Office of Catalonia, Rosa María Pérez Pablo, on Notifying interested third parties of the resolution of access to public information, from page 99 to 116. (in Spanish)
Destrucció de la informació pública. Una mirada multidisciplinària sobre l’eliminació ordenada de la documentació. (Destruction of public information. A multidisciplinary look at the orderly elimination of documentation) Document published by the Anti-Fraud Office of Catalonia and Archivists Association - Document Managers of Catalonia, of 26th of September de 2019 (in Catalan).
Comentaris sobre l’aplicació de la normativa vigent sobre transparència a Catalunya (Comments on the Implementation of the Prevailing Regulations on Transparency in Catalonia). Document published by the Anti-Fraud Office of Catalonia, 16 April 2015 (in Catalan).
Derecho de acceso a la información pública y transparencia (The Right of Access to Public Information and Transparency). Report of the Anti-Fraud Office of Catalonia (updated and expanded in December 2014) (in Spanish).
Recomanacions de l’Oficina Antifrau de Catalunya a la Proposició de llei de transparència, accés a la informació i bon govern (Recommendations of the Anti-Fraud Office of Catalonia Regarding the Proposed Law on Transparency, Access to Information and Good Governance). Document submitted during appearance before the Parliament of Catalonia, 23 October 2014 (in Catalan).
Aportacions de l’Oficina Antifrau de Catalunya a la Proposició de llei de transparència, accés a la informació pública i bon govern (Contributions by the Anti-Fraud Office of Catalonia to the Proposed Law on Transparency, Access to Information and Good Governance). Document published by the Anti-Fraud Office of Catalonia, 2013 (in Catalan).
Consideracions de l’AA-GDC a la Proposició de llei de transparència, accés a la informació i bon govern de Catalunya (Views of the Association of Archivists – Document Managers of Catalonia on the Proposed Law on Transparency, Access to Information and Good Governance of Catalonia). Document published by the Association of Archivists – Document Managers of Catalonia, 2013 (in Catalan).
Análisis del Proyecto de Ley de Transparencia y Buen Gobierno (Analysis of the Proposed Law on Transparency and Good Governance). Report published by Access Info, 2013 (in Spanish).
El dret d’accés a la informació pública (The Right of Access to Public Information). Extraordinary report of the Síndic de Greuges, 2012 (in Catalan).
Transparencia y acceso a la información pública en España: análisis y propuestas legislativas (Transparency and Access to Public Information in Spain: Analysis and Legislative Proposals). Fundación Alternativas, 2011 (in Spanish).
Vigilando al Estado: el derecho de acceso a la información pública frente a la corrupción gubernamental (Watching the State: The Right of Access to Public Information versus Governmental Corruption). PhD thesis. University of Salamanca, 2011 (in Spanish).
The Right to Open Public Administrations in Europe: Emerging Legal Standards. Sigma-OECD, 2010 (in English).
El acceso a la información pública. Evolución y consolidación de un derecho fundamental de nueva generación (Access to Public Information. The Evolution and Consolidation of a Fundamental, Latest-Generation Right). PhD thesis. Carlos III University of Madrid, 2010 (in Spanish).
The protection of «whistle-blowers». Parliamentary Assembly, 2009 (in English).
Recommendations on Acces to Information. Permanent Council of the Organization of American States, 2008 (in English).
El derecho de acceso a la información pública (The Right of Access to Public Information). Proceedings of the International Complutense Seminar, 2007 (in Spanish).
Transparency & Silence. A Survey of Access to Information Laws and Practices in 14 Countries. Open Society Justice Initiative, 2006.
Using the right to information as an anti-corruption tool. Transparency International, 2006 (in English).
Transparencia y silencio (Transparency and Silence). Study on access to information in Spain. Sustentia y Open Society, 2005 (in Spanish).