Document Type : Research

Authors

• Jaza Valadbeygi ¹
• Vali Rostami ²
• Manouchehr Tavassoli Naeini ³

¹ PhD Student in Public Law, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran,

² Associate Professor of Public Law, Faculty Member, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

³ Associate Professor of Private Law, Faculty Member, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran,

Abstract

Given the effective role of cyberspace and the use of new electronic achievements in today’s life and facilitating the provision of government services and optimization of public resources, e-government services in the form of freedom of information can lead to democracy and institutionalization of democratic mechanisms. It can also provide the needs of the people, leading to the freedom of information in the context of e-government. It can also lead to the growth and development of society as well as the participation of citizens in the decision-making process and the protection of citizens’ rights and freedoms, as well as to the institutionalization of democratic mechanisms. On the other hand, it can have challenges such as conflict with the principle of privacy. There is a conflict with the principle of human and national security and a conflict with the principle of the right to be forgotten in the face of human rights norms.In this regard, the authors of this article, through the analytical-descriptive method, achieved the important point that freedom of information is an absolute and unlimited right and should not be opposed to human rights norms like other human rights.

Keywords

• Freedom of Information
• E-Government
• Human Rights Norms
• Electronic Technologies

Main Subjects

• Jurisprudence and Law