Disputes often arise over who legally owns land. 2 key questions to ask are: Does the person who claims to own land really own it? Can they prove they own the land? Many conflicts over land ownership arise in a family context, where inheritance rights may be disputed.
Content type: Legal Areas
Legal Topic: Land rights,
A suit was filed on 9 January 2018 in New York by the City of New York against a number of major oil companies. It seeks to hold them liable in respect of the cost of sea level rise/flood defences for the city, based on their conduct is causing or encouraging large scale emissions. This is not […]
Content type: News
Legal Topic: Climate change,
A UK-focused website resource by the Constitution Unit at University College London. Research, articles and surveys about the efficacy of FoI laws and procedures in the UK and internationally.
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Legal research sources,
Legal Topic: Right to information,
A lengthy list of NGOs, information commissioners and other resources, compiled by Rights2Info
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Useful organisations,
Legal Topic: Right to information,
A helpful guide to the main considerations to be borne in mind when requesting information from public authorities
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: How-to guides (manuals, toolkits),
Legal Topic: Right to information,
LegalLeaks toolkit p44 Appeals mechanism in the OSCE region
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Legal research sources,
Legal Topic: Right to information,
An analysis which seeks to analyse the various aspects of the public interest as understood in a Freedom of Information context in numerous common law jurisdictions; to assist Freedom of Information decision-makers to apply the public interest test in considering exemption provisions in legislation which incorporates that test in one form or another. Freedom […]
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Legal references,
Legal Topic: Right to information,
Some inspiring case studies which illustrate the powerful ways in which people have wrought social changes by pursuing information requests.
Content type: Legal Areas
Legal Topic: Right to information,
LegalLeaks Guide for journalists on how to access government information This toolkit is designed for journalists working in any media – newspapers, radio, and television – as well as bloggers and other information professionals who need to get access to information held by public bodies.
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: How-to guides (manuals, toolkits),
Legal Topic: Right to information,
This is the complaint in an important lawsuit filed in New York by the City of New York against a number of major oil companies. It seeks to hold them liable in respect of the cost of sea level rise/flood defences for the city, based on their conduct is causing or encouraging large scale emissions. This […]
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Legal references,
Legal Topic: Climate change,
