Monday 25 January 2016

Court ordered Disclosure of the Negotiating Documents of KorUS FTA

This is a rare victory. The court has long been reluctant to raise hands of individuals having rights to know, especially when it comes to trade agreements. Back in 2007 when the KorUS FTA talk was close to a conclusion, the court decided in favor of the Korean government to keep confidential draft texts of the FTA. We have two additional court decisions rejecting the request for information disclosure of negotiating documents of KorUS FTA in 2008 and in 2009.