The delicate balance: Reconciling privacy protection with the freedom of information principle

Many of the major western democracies have enacted freedom of information legislation in recent years. The author argues that these legislative schemes have not yet successfully resolved the tension between the desire for greater openness which these schemes manifest and a concern to protect personal privacy. The author compares the approaches taken in federal legislation in Canada and the U.S. and concludes that the former scheme permits undue sensitivity to privacy protection concerns to undermine the access scheme. The author concludes, however, that the American “balancing test,” though preferable, could be much improved by the adoption of more specific criteria for achieving an appropriate balance, a number of which are articulated in this article.     

Journalists in times of crisis: Experiences and practices of Palestinian journalists during the 2014 Gaza war

This study explores the experiences and practices of Palestinian journalists working for Palestinian media outlets during the 2014 Gaza war. Our findings, based on data gathered from 10 in-depth interviews, indicate that the practices of Palestinian reporters and editors who covered the 2014 Gaza war were shaped by their personal experiences during the war and by a strong motivation to represent the Palestinian narrative, perspective, and suffering in the conflict with Israel.     

档案犯罪刑事惩治研究：反思与重构—— 基于最高人民法院公布案件的实证分析

确保档案安全需要《刑法》的有力保护。通过对我国档案犯罪案件刑事惩治的实证考察发现,当前还存在刑事立法缺乏规制的全面性,保护范围较窄;刑事司法缺乏制裁的严厉性,惩治力度较轻等问题。严重的故意毁损档案,伪造、变造档案,档案保管失职以及侵害非国有档案等达到刑法法理所要求的具有严重社会危害性的侵害档案行为目前并未纳入《刑法》予以规制。未来,应在结合我国档案保护实际,并参考借鉴域外档案犯罪刑事惩治经验的基础上,通过尽快修复档案犯罪立法漏洞,切实提升档案犯罪司法裁判力度等方式来增强我国档案犯罪刑事惩治质效。