知情权的权利属性探讨

本文以“政策──原则”分析框架为基础 ,探讨了知情权的权利属性及其对中国信息公开制度建设的启示意义。作为原则维度 ,知情权在信息公开立法的地位与功能虽不容忽视 ,但其重要性却远不及信息公开立法的政策维度。知情权至今在大多数国家既不是宪法性基本权利 ,也不是必然的法定权利 ,但其主体、客体、内容、界限却已基本成型。认清知情权的这些特点对进行符合中国实际的信息公开立法 ,推进民主行政、透明行政和依法行政具有深远的指导意义

The Nature of Right to Know

Through the analysis of policy-principle, the paper pries the nature of right to know and its significance toward the legislation of freedom information institution. According to the principle thesis, right to know is not so important as the thesis of the policy to Freedom of Information Act, even its status and function cannot be neglected. At first the right to know is not the constitutional fundamental right in most nations, and secondly is not the certain statutory-right yet. However its subject, object, content and limit have basically taken shape. The paper also points out the important meaning of realizing the characteristics of the right to know in the side of pushing democratic policy, transparent administration and administration by law.