论知情权的宪法基础——从“非典”事件引申的话题

On Constitutional Foundation of Right to Know——A Topic Derived from SARS

透视“非典”现象,引发出公众的知情权问题。知情权即了解权,具体表现为信息主张权和信息接受权,其宪法基础有着不同的表现形式和内容。我国知情权的宪法基础主要体现在宪法规定的人民主权原则、公民权利、国家机关的法定职责及部分法律法规中,其宪政建设还存有不少问题,应将其直接写入我国宪法典,建立健全配套的法律制度及有效的权力制约和监督机制,保障大众传媒信息传输渠道的通畅。

From SARS we derive the problem of public right-to-know, which is embodied in the right to claim and receive information, and is varied in form and content in terms of constitutional foundation. The constitutional foundation of the right-to-know in China can be seen in fields, such as some constitutional statues on the principle of sovereignty of the people,civil rights, legal duties of national bodies,and parts of laws and regulations. Some questions coexisting with constitutionalism construction on right-to-know should be solved, and access to information be directly written in Chinese constitutional code, series of sound legal institution and valid powers restraint and interview system be founded on,and normal information communication of mass media be ensured.