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Greater access to public documents for journalists? Not so fast, my friend

By Nicolas Roland on Mai 18 ^th 2017mai 18, 2017 in Criminal law Information Technology Privacy Uncategorized

Article 32 of the Constitution guarantees public access to administrative documents as a general rule. Among exceptions to that rule is Article 6 (§2) 2° of the Law of 11 April 1994 on the transparency of the public administration (the “Law”) that allows a relevant public authority to refuse ... Read More

When a closed forum on the Darknet is actually a publicly accessible place

On 10 November 2016, the Court of Appeal of Antwerpen condemned an individual for illegally selling and exporting medicines, as evidenced by his presence and behavior on a Darknet forum. On 28 March 2017, the Court of Cassation dismissed the appeal lodged by the latter who argued that the findings ... Read More