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Art. 17 Verfassung des Kantons Bern, (KV)
KV; 2 Grundrechte, Sozialrechte, Sozialziele; 2.1 Grundrechte; Meinungs- und Informationsfreiheit
Art. 17 KV
Jede Person hat das Recht, ihre Meinung frei zu bilden, sie ungehindert zu äussern und in Wort, Schrift, Bild oder in anderer Weise zu verbreiten.
Ausserhalb besonderer Rechtsverhältnisse ist die Vorzensur in keinem Fall zulässig.
Jede Person hat ein Recht auf Einsicht in amtliche Akten, soweit keine überwiegenden öffentlichen oder privaten Interessen entgegenstehen.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (43)
100 2020 461 · be (Art. 17 Abs. 3 KV)
Cantonal Financial Control Report Access Denial Upheld
Cited as the constitutional basis for balancing the right of access to official documents against predominant public or private interests, used in the substantive analysis leading to the dismissal.
100 2020 461 · be (Art. 17 Abs. 3 KV)
Cantonal Financial Control Report Access Denial Upheld
Cited as the constitutional basis for the right of access to official documents, which serves as the legal basis against which Art. 28 Abs. 1 KFKG was examined for constitutionality.
100 2020 251 · be (Art. 17 Abs. 3 KV)
Supervisory File Access in Disciplinary Proceedings Balancing Transparency and Confidentiality
The appeal was granted based on the applicant's right to access official documents under the principle of public access as enshrined in this article.
96/2005/1 · sh (Art. 17 Abs. 1 KV)
Governing Council's Authority Over Deputy Judge Recusal in Traffic Accident Investigation
Cited to establish that decisions by the Regierungsrat on recusals must be challengeable via administrative court appeal due to the constitutional guarantee of judicial remedy.
VB.2023.00558 · zh (Art. 17 KV)
Journalist Access to Employee WhatsApp Messages
Governs the conditions and limitations of information access.
VB.2022.00142 · zh (Art. 17 KV)
Access to Recorded Information vs. Public Knowledge
Likely related to procedural aspects or general principles of administrative law within the cantonal framework, applied in the context of the decision.
100 2021 240 · be (Art. 17 Abs. 1 KV)
Protest Organizer v. Municipality Over Permit Denial for Unmasked Demonstration
Cited in the reasoning regarding the alleged unconstitutional interference with freedom of expression, but not in the dispositive.
VB.2021.00638 · zh (Art. 17 KV)
Data Access Appeal Dismissed Due to Expanded Scope and Improper Jurisdiction
Cited in the context of the legal bases for the road accident information system.
VB210009 · zh (Art. 17 KV)
Court of Justice v. Public Access to Internal Complaint Response
This constitutional provision is mentioned as the basis for the right of access to official documents, although its direct application is superseded by other considerations in this case.
VB.2021.00416 · zh (Art. 17 KV)
Access to Parliamentary Oversight Commission Records
This provision was cited in relation to the constitutional framework.
VB.2021.00338 · zh (Art. 17 KV)
Journalist Access to Hospital Investigation Report Upheld
This provision was cited in the context of balancing public and private interests regarding the refusal of access.
VB.2021.00135 · zh (Art. 17 KV)
Media Access to Investigation Reports vs. Hospital Confidentiality
This article was used as a legal basis for the procedural aspects addressed in the decision.
60/2017/5 · sh (Art. 17 Abs. 1 KV)
Administrative Appeal Permitted for Lease Challenge; Bid Exclusion Over Area Spec Deemed Bad Faith
Cited in the reasoning section as a basis for the right to appeal on administrative law grounds due to insufficient civil procedural protection.
60/2003/28 · sh (Art. 17 Abs. 1 KV)
Media Organization Reporters Exclusion from Criminal Proceedings Overturned
The court used this provision as the basis for accepting the administrative court appeal against the decision of the Cantonal Court.
VB.2020.00471 · zh (Art. 17 KV)
Referendum Information Access and Voting Rights Appeal Dismissal
This provision was considered in the context of the appeal.