Freedom of information law

This detailed discussion of FOI laws and personal data laws examines the historical development and their modern context.

Concise and Abridged EditionIn this blistering polemic, veteran journalist Mick Hume presents an uncompromising defence of freedom of expression, which he argues is threatened in the West, not by jackbooted censorship but by a creeping culture of conformism and You-Can't-Say-That.

The uncompromising Nick Cohen exposes the reality behind the freedoms we enjoy in the book that won Polemic of the Year at the 2013 Political Book Awards.

Since the 2004 presidential campaign, when the Bush presidential advance team prevented anyone who seemed unsympathetic to their candidate from attending his ostensibly public appearances, it has become commonplace for law enforcement officers and political event sponsors to classify ordinary expressions of dissent as security threats and to try to keep officeholders as far removed from possible protest as they can.

The Constitution in 2020 is a powerful blueprint for implementing a more progressive vision of constitutional law in the years ahead.

The Constitution in 2020 is a powerful blueprint for implementing a more progressive vision of constitutional law in the years ahead.

The concept of a risk-based approach to data protection came to the fore during the overhaul process of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Freedom of expression is a fundamental right at the heart of any democratic society.

Freedom of expression is a fundamental right at the heart of any democratic society.

We live an information-soaked existence - information pours into our lives through television, radio, books, and of course, the Internet.

We live an information-soaked existence - information pours into our lives through television, radio, books, and of course, the Internet.

This pioneering work draws together the law and other regulatory rules that relate to newsgathering.

The Defamation Act constitutes a significant overhaul of UK defamation legislation, which follows years of concern about the detrimental effects that preceeding libel laws had on freedom of expression, and the extent to which the jurisdiction had become a magnet for libel claimants.

The Defamation Act constitutes a significant overhaul of UK defamation legislation, which follows years of concern about the detrimental effects that preceeding libel laws had on freedom of expression, and the extent to which the jurisdiction had become a magnet for libel claimants.