Borshevsky, A.P., Protsenko, V.N. Topical aspects of the right of persons for accessing information in the legislation of the Republic of Moldova.

Abstract: Right of access to the information is a key element to the participation of the civil society in the administration of a state. The authors review the provisions of the Moldovan legislation on access to information as well as the existing practice. They come to a conclusion, that, unfortunately, this right in Moldova is not completely realized. While Moldovan legislation on access to information generally conforms to the international standards, the practice shows a great number of cases of violations of relevant laws, lack of knowledge in this sphere both among the lay people and among the state officials. All of these does not allow to effectively realize the right of people to access information.