Question

expanding scope of right in against speech

Answer 1

The right of access to information has expanded rapidly since the collapse of the Berlin Wall.Not only has the number of countries with national laws increased from 13 in 1989 to 99 in 2014,the range of the bodies covered by the law has expanded,so that coverage in many countries now extends to the most sensitive executive offices(including advisors to the head of government,& the secvurity & intelligence agencies),judicial & legislative bodies concerning their judicial & legislative information;as well as private bodies that perform public functions or receive substantial public funds.