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This chapter first describes the legal history of the right to information—its theoretical basis and the historical context in which it appeared as a goal of a social movement. It argues that the right to information in Latin America presents a case of legal transplant, inspired by regulations abroad which were carried beyond the national borders by well-funded activists and organizations. It then discusses how the main path through which this transplant occurred was the Organization of American States, a place where formal and informal processes of legal consolidation take place in Latin America. It describes the general principles adopted at this regional level as a result of some sort of jurisprudential dialogue between different jurisdictions. Finally, the chapter maps new trends in the freedom of information movement landscape, the challenges it still faces, and the weaknesses which limit it as a path towards democratic accountability. |
