Selected limitations of the right to obtain information

The right to obtain information is now an essential attribute of any democratic state serving as a tool for control of public authority. This right is not illimitable and alludes to a number of limitations. The aim of this paper is to take a closer look on some of these limitations. The paper consists of three chapters while its core is in the third chapter, which is divided into three subchapters. The topic of each subchapter is always different restriction on the right to obtain information. The first chapter deals with the very concept of the right to obtain information and mentions its historical ties to the freedom of speech. Ending of the first chapter is aboutlegal grounds of the right to obtain information in the Czech Republic. The second chapter is about general aspects of restrictions on the right to obtain information. Various constitutional and legal provisions on the possible restrictions on the right to obtain information are mentioned as well as some important decisions of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. The third chapter is divided into three subsections. Within each subsection, the paper focuses on the different limitation onthe right to obtain information. The aim of the first subchapter is to introduce the issue of providing information on the salaries of..