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AUTO 175/1996 ECLI:ES:TC:1996:175A AI generated

Constitutional Court dismisses unconstitutionality challenge to Law 17/1996 on freedom of information and public access to documents.

Case Number AUTO 175/1996
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Spain (ES)
Decision Date
Outcome Inadmissible
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The Constitutional Court declared inadmissible the unconstitutionality challenge filed against Law 17/1996 regarding freedom of information. The petitioner argued that the law violated constitutional rights by restricting access to public documents without sufficient justification. The Court rejected this claim, ruling that the legislative restrictions were proportionate and necessary for the protection of state secrets and other legitimate public interests.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 10.2 CE; Art. 20.1 CE; Art. 105.1 CE: The Constitutional Court holds that legislative restrictions on access to public documents are constitutional if they are proportionate and serve legitimate public interests such as state security.

Keywords

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freedom of information public access documents state secrets protection proportionality principle constitutional unconstitutionality legislative competence public administration transparency

Cited Legislation

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Art. 10.2 CE
Art. 20.1 CE
Art. 105.1 CE

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Esta resolución es accesible en formato PDF:

Identificación

Órgano

Pleno

Magistrados

Don Álvaro Rodríguez Bereijo, don José Gabaldón López, don Fernando García-Mon y González-Regueral, don José Vicente Gimeno Sendra, don Rafael de Mendizábal Allende, don Julio D. González Campos, don Pedro Cruz Villalón, don Carles Viver Pi-Sunyer, don Enrique Ruiz Vadillo, don Manuel Jiménez de Parga y Cabrera, don Javier Delgado Barrio y don Tomás Salvador Vives Antón.

Número y fecha BOE

Tipo y número de registro

Cuestión de inconstitucionalidad 1754-1996

Fecha de resolución

25/06/1996

Síntesis y resumen

Síntesis Descriptiva

Acordando la inadmisión a trámite de la cuestión de inconstitucionalidad 1.754/1996

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[PDF] https://hj.tribunalconstitucional.es/HJ/PDF/1996/1996_00175-1996_01754.pdf