Information law: the concept and principles

Various data in our time have become a very valuable material that can be used in every possible way. And sometimes the data becomes too valuable.

The subject of such a concept as "information law" is the relationship between people in the information spheres. The fact is that any data can bring both benefit and harm, so all relations in this area need to be monitored. This science is guided by such principles:

- Free distribution of any information, as well as its unimpeded production. Naturally, the content of the information should not contradict other spheres of legislation.

- The principle of priority of personal rights, which ensures the protection of a person by the state in the field of information.

- The principle of the impossibility of creating, reproducing and disseminating information that causes material, moral or physical harm to society.

- Information law is also guided by the principle of free access to any information that is not considered secret.

- The next principle, which speaks of the speed and completeness of information processing, obliges state bodies to collect and store information within their competence. In case of need, the state authorities must provide the user with the information in a timely manner.

- The principle of legality. It provides that all entities that use this or that information should adhere to the current legislation of the state.

- The principles of information law also provide for liability for non-compliance with the law or its violation.

- The principle of free distribution of information allows you to use it repeatedly, and it is not necessary to change its content.

Information law has its norms, which allow to regulate the activities of the media, public organizations and other entities. They can be classified in this way:

- Procedural norms. Thanks to them, the action of norms and their order is established;

- material. They fix all rights and obligations of subjects of information law in the material plan;

- norms of prohibition. They set the framework for the use and creation of information products, and limit the use of information that contributes to the moral destruction of society;

- norms that allow the participants in the sphere to use information for their own purposes.

Information law dictates how it is necessary to behave in the presented sphere, so as not to violate the law. If the rules regulating these relations are violated, then administrative or even criminal liability occurs.

Sources of information law are legal acts in which all regulatory norms are officially reflected. Moreover, these documents can be adopted at different levels: local or federal. In the second case, the norms are fixed in the Constitution of the state. In any case, the sources are laws issued by the government of the state.