The article examines the application of closure periods for access to public records and archives, their development in some illustrative countries and the impact it has on the public-state relationship and the possibilities of public inspection of records. One level of this study presents a comparative analysis of current legislation in selected countries (United Kingdom, United States of America, France, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Czech Republic) and in the European Union as a whole. On the second level, the text aims to capture some contours of the historical development of closure periods since the end of World War II, primarily using the United Kingdom as an example of development which has served as a model in many countries and foreshadowed this whole domain. The study demonstrates that, over time, a gradual release occurs in what was initially a very restrictive regime of access to public records and historical sources; and also shows how this is happening and how it can happen. In conclusion, the text specifically notices the relationship of closure periods and public records and archives, together with the right to access information.

本文研究了关闭期限在访问公共记录和档案中的应用，它们在一些说明性国家中的发展以及它对公共与国家关系的影响以及公共检查记录的可能性。这项研究的一个层次对某些国家（联合王国，美利坚合众国，法国，德国，瑞典，瑞士，捷克共和国）和整个欧盟的现行立法进行了比较分析。在第二层上，该文本旨在捕捉自第二次世界大战以来封闭时期历史发展的一些轮廓，主要以英国为例，在许多国家作为典范，并预示了整个发展过程。领域。该研究表明，随着时间的流逝，在最初对公开记录和历史资料的获取极为严格的制度下，这种行为逐渐发生了变化；并显示这种情况如何发生以及如何发生。总之，该案文特别指出了关闭期限与公共记录和档案的关系以及获取信息的权利。