Court case BA-1S/27/2022 – Court Ruling (Slovakia, 2025)
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A Slovak court ruled that the Ministry of Justice wrongly denied full access to documents requested under the Freedom of Information Act. This decision is important because it emphasizes the right of individuals to access information held by public authorities. It sets a precedent for how similar requests should be handled in the future.
What happened
The court annulled the Ministry of Justice's decision to withhold certain documents from a requester.
Who was affected
An individual who requested access to documents related to their case before the European Court of Human Rights.
What the authority found
The court found that the Ministry had made a legal error by refusing to grant full access to the requested documents.
Why this matters
This ruling reinforces the importance of transparency and access to information in government proceedings. It encourages individuals to assert their rights when seeking information from public bodies.
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On 23 October 2021, an individual submitted an access request to the Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic under the Slovak Freedom of Information Act (Act No. 211/2000 Coll.; “Freedom of Information Act”). The request concerned documents exchanged in proceedings before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Shiksaitov v. Slovak Republic (applications nos. 56751/16 and 33762/17). The request covered all submissions made by the Slovak Republic to the ECtHR, all submissions made by the applicant in those proceedings, and all annexes attached to those documents. The Ministry partially granted the request. It disclosed certain government submissions but anonymised parts of the documents. It refused to disclose the applicant’s complaint in full, parts describing the facts of domestic criminal proceedings, file numbers of domestic cases, information relating to the applicant’s financial claims for just satisfaction, and all annexes attached to the government’s submissions. The Ministry relied mainly on Section 11(1)(d) of the Freedom of Information Act (information relating to court decision-making) and Section 9(1) and (2) of the same Act (protection of personality, privacy, and personal data). The requester appealed within the administrative procedure. He argued that the Ministry had misapplied the statutory exceptions, failed to consider partial disclosure, and did not properly explain which legal grounds applied to which parts of the withheld information. The Ministry dismissed the appeal and upheld its original decision. The requester then brought an action before the Administrative Court in Bratislava, seeking annulment of the Ministry’s decisions and a remittal for new proceedings. The Administrative Court in Bratislava annulled the Ministry’s decision and remitted the case for further proceedings. The court held that the Ministry had partly applied the Freedom of Information Act correctly but had committed a legal error in refusing access to the anne
Outcome
Court Ruling
A ruling by a national court on a data-protection matter.
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