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A r g e n t i n a 14.
PUBLIC INFORMATION AND ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT INFORMATION There are no specific norms that regulate access by the press
to public records. Should an official organization refuse to inform journalists
about the contents of a public document, they are authorized, prior
accreditation of legitimate interest and of the arbitrary behavior
of the official, to propose judicial action in the attempt to obtain
permission to access such documents. The basis of the petition would
lie on the disclosure of government acts imposed by the republican
and democratic form of organization, and the right to information
enjoyed by the citizenry regarding subjects of public interest. With respect to the acts of the executive (decrees, ministerial
resolutions) and legislative (laws) branches, they shall be made
known via their publishing in the Official Bulletin. In addition
to this publication, both Congress and the offices of the Executive
Power have press offices that inform the journalists about political
and legal acts, all of this without prejudice to the actions the
journalists may take directly. There is a similar situation for the judicial acts. In principle,
all hearings are public, so the journalists have the right to have
direct knowledge of their content, without the negative intervention
of the judges. Such is the principle established by the Supreme
Court.
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