Open Governance and Anti-Corruption

18 March 2013

For the First Time: the AmountsTransferred to the State Budget through the Use of Plea Bargaining Agreements

Despite high public interest, the amounts transferred each year to the state budget through the use of plea bargaining agreements were unknown until now. IDFI publishes the information about the amounts transferred to the state budget for the first time. IDFI became interested in the amounts transferred to the state budget through the use of plea bargaining agreements. In particular, with the following information: 1. Information about the amount transferred to the state bu

15 March 2013

Remuneration System of Civil Servants in Georgia (Comparative analysis – Germany, Great Britain, Finland, Latvia)

Author: Nino Tsukhishvili IDFI Legal Expert/ Recipient of the Open Society Human Rights Internship 2013 The effective remuneration system of civil servants is an important precondition in the process of establishing transparent and accountable civil service, which requires preparing a common state policy of civil servants remuneration and adopting detailed regulations by law. Analysis of international practice shows that states will pay much attention to civil serv

15 March 2013

Remuneration System of Civil Servants in Georgia (Comparative analysis – Germany, Great Britain, Finland, Latvia)

Date: 13 March, 2013 Author: Nino Tsukhishvili IDFI Legal Expert/ Recipient of the Open Society Human Rights Internship 2013 Remuneration System of Civil Servants in Georgia (Comparative analysis Germany, Great Britain, Finland, Latvia) The effective remuneration system of civil servants is an important precondition in the process of establishing transparent and accountable civil service, which requires preparing a common state policy of civil servants remuneration and a

11 March 2013

References and beneficiaries of a state policy aimed at subsidizing Georgia’s transition to digital broadcasting

Author: Ucha Seturi Editor: Giorgi Kldiashvili References and beneficiaries of a state policy aimed at subsidizing Georgias transition to digital broadcasting A state assistance policy related to digital broadcasting switchover implies measures taken in the following two main directions: towardsend users, who are in need of a state assistance both because of the social and physical conditions (financing special and other appliances that are adapted to their needs, information supp

7 March 2013

General Comment of the United Nations Human Rights Committee: The Right of Access to Public Information

Author: Nino Tsukhishvili International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which was adopted on December 16, 1966 by the United Nations General Assembly, guarantees the right of access to public information in all States parties. Georgia ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on May 3, 1994 and took obligations under the Covenant, including providing the right of access to public information. The implementation of the Covenant by States parties is

6 March 2013

General Comment of the United Nations Human Rights Committee: The Right of Access to Public Information

6 March, 2013 Author: Nino Tsukhishvili IDFI Legal Expert/ Recipient of the Open Society Human Rights Internship 2013 General Comment of the United Nations Human Rights Committee:The Right of Access to Public Information International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which was adopted on December 16, 1966 by the United Nations General Assembly, guarantees the right of access to public information in all States parties. Georgia ratified the International Covenant on Civi

6 March 2013

Commissioner and Openness of Public Information - Overview of the Worldwide Practice

Author: Constantine Janjghava In respect of the regulation of freedom of information on a global scale, there comes the need for considering the general functions, obligations and institutional aspects of the corresponding supervisory organ Information Commissioner. This is the very topic of the given research. On the example of a number of countries worldwide, we will attempt to give the reader information about the role of the Information Commissioner in the context of openness of

5 March 2013

Commissioner and Openness of Public Information - Overview of the Worldwide Practice

5 March 2013 Author: Constantine Jandjgava In respect of the regulation of freedom of information on a global scale, there comes the need for considering the general functions, obligations and institutional aspects of the corresponding supervisory organ Information Commissioner. This is the very topic of the given research. On the example of a number of countries worldwide, we will attempt to give the reader information about the role of the Information Commissioner in the context of

4 March 2013

The commentary about the necessity of regulating the issue of compensating unused leave of absence of fired employees

4 March, 2013 Author: Sophio Sachaleli LL.M. Expert of IDFI in legal issues PhD student, University of Trier, Germany On January 28th 2012 the Ministry of Justice of Georgia published a draft law of the changes of the organic law of the Labor Code. IDFI replied to the project for changes and posted a commentary about the necessity of regulating the issue of compensating unused leave of absence of fired employees. The commentary was also sent to the secretary of the Minister

18 February 2013

The Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR): the Right of Access to Public Information

Date: 18 February, 2013 Author: Nino Tsukhishvili IDFI Legal Expert/ Recipient of the Open Society Human Rights Internship 2013 The purpose of the article is to discuss the case law of the European Court of Human Rights(ECHR) regarding the right of access to public information. The article reflects a changing approach of the ECHR for recognizing the right of access to public information for years and contains analysis of the standards established by the Court, which the