Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
offentlighedsloven
English translation:
the Danish Public Iinformation Act
Added to glossary by
Helen Johnson
Oct 23, 2007 13:20
16 yrs ago
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Danish term
United Kingdom
Taught MA translation at Uni of Surrey
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
offentlighedsloven
Danish to English
Law/Patents
Law (general)
Act
Can anyone tell me whether 'offenglighedsloven' is 'the Access to Public Information Act' or the 'Freedom of Information Act' in English, please? I'm getting references to both on Google, although it may be that on or the other is just mentioned in the same paragraph rather than being a translation of the other.
Can't really give context because documents are confidential.
Advice appreciated.
Can't really give context because documents are confidential.
Advice appreciated.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | the Danish public information act |
Sven Petersson
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| 4 | Access to Public Administration Files Act |
Don Spade (X)
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| 4 | Public Records Law |
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
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| 3 | Open Files Act |
Diarmuid Kennan
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| 2 | the Danish Open Administration Act |
Eva Harbo Andersen (X)
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Change log
Oct 23, 2007 19:51: Eva Harbo Andersen (X) changed "Restriction (Pairs)" from "working" to "none"
Proposed translations
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2 hrs
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Sweden
Medical Translator
Native in: Swedish 
, English
Works in: English to Swedish, Danish to Swedish, German to Swedish, and 13 more.
Related KudoZ points
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58
Selected
the Danish public information act
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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-10-23 15:34:04 GMT)
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From English Translation of Draft Danish Citizenship Test.
I think it's essential to insert the word 'Danish'.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-10-23 15:34:04 GMT)
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From English Translation of Draft Danish Citizenship Test.
I think it's essential to insert the word 'Danish'.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Sven!"
2 mins
Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Ireland
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Specializes in field
Ireland
Reliable and accurate
Native in: English
Works in: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
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114
Open Files Act
According to L&H Bueiness
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Note added at 4 mins (2007-10-23 13:25:24 GMT)
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Or 'The Public Administration Act' according to Gyldendals Juridisk. Also 'the act on public access to documents in public files' (same source)
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Note added at 5 mins (2007-10-23 13:26:16 GMT)
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There are probably as many possibilities as there are English speaking countries.
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Note added at 4 mins (2007-10-23 13:25:24 GMT)
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Or 'The Public Administration Act' according to Gyldendals Juridisk. Also 'the act on public access to documents in public files' (same source)
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Note added at 5 mins (2007-10-23 13:26:16 GMT)
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There are probably as many possibilities as there are English speaking countries.
43 mins
Access to Public Administration Files Act
This is what Wikipedia calls it. See also the URLs below and other Google hits. Though the Norwegian version (offentlighetsloven) translates as "Freedom of Information Act" according to Chaffey.
55 mins
Public Records Law
Each state has a "Public Records Law" and you will find 8.840.000 hits on google by entering the name of that law.
Peer comment(s):
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Nikolaj Widenmann
: I agree. "Freedom of Information Act" is also a good option, but it is the name of an offical US law. "Public Records Law" sounds more neutral.
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Thank you.
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Sven Petersson
: It covers more than public records. - Addendum: You just failed the Draft Danish Citizenship Test.
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The question is about "offentlig lov" in general, and that is what my answer clearly shows. It is about public law in general. // that was the draft and not the final test.
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6 hrs
the Danish Open Administration Act
"Offentlighedsloven" is the popular title for "Lov om offentlighed i forvaltningen"
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Note added at 6 hrs (2007-10-23 19:56:38 GMT)
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For some or other reason my confidence level was entered as 2 - although I am so sure that I wanted to rate it at 5.
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Note added at 6 hrs (2007-10-23 19:56:38 GMT)
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For some or other reason my confidence level was entered as 2 - although I am so sure that I wanted to rate it at 5.
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