Policy
His Majesty's gracious ordinance regarding the freedom of writing and of the press
Publisher
Freedom of information
Freedom of the press
Sweden
Scandinavia
Description
On 2 December 1766 Sweden enacted what is regarded as the first freedom of information law. The most recent translation into English was made by Ian Giles and Peter Graves, Scandinavian Studies, University of Edinburgh, and released on 7 October 2016.
Publication Details
Access Rights Type:
open
Post date:
16 Dec 2016
