The Harm Test and the Principle of Proportionality

The harm test in access to information law is an interpretive tool to reduce discretional decisions in the classification of information. In Mexico, the regulatory framework takes as a reference the principle of proportionality for the application of the test; however, it is necessary to clarify the...

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Autor: Cervantes Pérez, Benjamín Alejandro
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Estudios en Derecho a la Información
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/12466
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.juridicas.unam.mx/index.php/derecho-informacion/article/view/12466
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Harm test
access to information
classified information
principle of proportionality
Prueba de daño
acceso a la información
reserva de la información
principio de proporcionalidad
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Sumario:The harm test in access to information law is an interpretive tool to reduce discretional decisions in the classification of information. In Mexico, the regulatory framework takes as a reference the principle of proportionality for the application of the test; however, it is necessary to clarify the reasons and standards of the said to understand the methodology through which the argumentation to ground the closure of information must be carried out. Without this method, the exercise of testing harm will remain discretionary on the side of the government agencies.