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<article article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.3" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">kulawr</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Kutafin Law Review</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Kutafin Law Review</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2713-0525</issn><issn pub-type="epub">2713-0533</issn><publisher><publisher-name>MSAL</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17803/2713-0533.2024.2.28.386-410</article-id><article-id custom-type="elpub" pub-id-type="custom">kulawr-278</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>The Right to Access Information: Perspectives from Lawsuits of Refusal to Information Supply in Selected Countries and Vietnam</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title></trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5570-2988</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Dung</surname><given-names>Thai Thi Tuyet</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Thai Thi Tuyet Dung (Dr.), Deputy Head of the Department of Inspection and Legal Affairs, University of Economics and Law, Vietnam National University, </p><p>Ho Chi Minh City.</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">tttdung@vnuhcm.edu.vn</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1907-3598</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Dung</surname><given-names>Vu Kim Hanh</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Vu Kim Hanh Dung (Dr.), Head of International Trade Law, Faculty of Economic Laws, University of Economics and Law, Vietnam National University,</p><p>Ho Chi Minh City.</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">dungvkh@uel.edu.vn</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff xml:lang="en" id="aff-1"><institution>University of Economics and Law, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam</institution><country>Viet Nam</country></aff><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2024</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>07</day><month>07</month><year>2024</year></pub-date><volume>11</volume><issue>2</issue><fpage>386</fpage><lpage>410</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Dung T.T., Dung V.K., 2024</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2024</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Dung T.T., Dung V.K.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Dung T.T., Dung V.K.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://kulawr.msal.ru/jour/article/view/278">https://kulawr.msal.ru/jour/article/view/278</self-uri><abstract><p>The right to access information constitutes a fundamental entitlement for citizens across numerous jurisdictions worldwide. In Vietnam, the Law on Access to Information became effective on 1 July 2018. Despite certain inherent shortcomings both objectively and subjectively encountered during its implementation, Vietnamese citizens have begun utilizing this legal framework to solicit information. In instances where requests are denied, individuals have resorted to lodging complaints or initiating administrative lawsuits. As of 15 May 2023, Vietnamese courts have overseen four administrative cases directly linked to the right to access information. This study centers on these four administrative cases, scrutinizes Vietnamese regulatory statutes concerning information access, and suggests avenues for improvement to ensure the practical realization of the right to access information, which inherently embodies the protection of rights. Employing analytical legal research methodology, this paper analyzes pertinent legal provisions governing information access. Additionally, research methodology of case study are conducted, such as analyze and compare judgments pertaining to information denial in various selected countries and Vietnam. Ultimately, an analytical approach rooted in the Vietnamese legal theory and law is employed to draw conclusions and provide recommendations.</p></abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Vietnam</kwd><kwd>law on access to information</kwd><kwd>right to access information</kwd><kwd>lawsuit</kwd><kwd>refusal of information supply</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group><funding-statement xml:lang="en">This research is funded by University of Economics and Law, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.</funding-statement></funding-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Bainisar, D., (2006). Freedom of information around the World 2006 — A Global Survey of Access to Government Information Laws. 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