We can consider the institution of ombudsman to be one of the traditional institutions of most democratic countries. The position of the ombudsman in the constitutional law system and his relation to other governmental authorities is relatively independent. The ombudsman is here primarily to help citizens who do not have any legal background and can be easily lost in the complicated system of governmental authorities. The Czech Parliament passed Act Number 349/1999 of the Law Collection, the Ombudsman Act, in 1999. The adoption of this act signified the implementation of another institute of law to the Czech legal system which should guarantee the abidance of human rights.

Šiame ribotos apimties magistro baigiamajame darbe analizuojama žmogaus teisių apsaugos institucijų sistema. Didelis dėmesys skiriamas nacionalinės žmogaus teisių institucijos, veikiančios pagal Jungtinių Tautų Generalinės Asamblėjos patvirtintus Paryžiaus principus, sampratos analizei. Pateikiama užsienio šalių nacionalinių žmogaus teisių institucijų analizė (Airija, Danija, Vokietija, Lenkija). Darbe darytina išvada, kad Lietuvoje turėtų būti steigiama nacionalinė žmogaus teisių institucija, kuri vykdytų žmogaus teisių padėties stebėjimą, didintų visuomenės žinomumą, konsultuoti valstybės valdžios institucijas žmogaus teisių klausimais, bendradarbiautų su tarptautinėmis institucijomis, užtikrintų Lietuvoje tarptautinių žmogaus teisių standartų laikymąsi, nagrinėtų individualius asmenų skundus dėl visų žmogaus teisių pažeidimų tiek viešoje, tiek privačioje srityje. Taip pat darbe analizuojamos klasikinių ir specializuotų ombudsmenų veikla ir reikšmė žmogaus teisių apsaugoje, pateikiant Skandinavijos valstybių ombudsmenų veiklos analizę bei išsamiau analizuojamas Lietuvos Respublikoje įsteigtų Seimo kontrolierių, Lygių galimybių kontrolieriaus bei Vaiko teisių apsaugos kontrolieriaus institucijų statusas. Magistro baigiamajame darbe pateikiama teismo, kaip pagrindinės žmogaus teises ginančios institucijos, veiklos analizė, prieinant prie išvados, jog teismų ir teisėjų nepriklausomumo principas yra viena svarbiausių žmogaus teisių apsaugos garantijų. Lietuvos Respublikos... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / This master’s thesis analyses the system of human rights institutions. Special focus is placed on the concept of national institutions operating in compliance with the Paris Principles approved by the United National General Assembly. An analysis of foreign national human rights institutions (Ireland, Denmark, Germany, Poland) is also offered. The study made leads to the conclusion that a national institution should be established in Lithuania to monitor the human rights situation, improve public awareness, consult state authorities on human rights issues, cooperate with international institutions, ensure compliance with international human rights standards in Lithuania, and examine complaints by individual persons regarding any violation of human rights in both public and private sectors. The thesis also analyzes the activities of traditional and specialized ombudsmen and the role they play in the protection of human rights, based on a detailed overview of the activities of Scandinavian ombudsmen. It addresses in detail the status of the Seimas ombudsmen, the Office of the Equal Opportunities Ombudsman and the Office of the Ombudsman for the Protection of Children’s Rights operating in the Republic of Lithuania. The master’s thesis also analyses the activities of courts of law as the primary institution to protect human rights, concluding that the principle of judicial independence serves as a principal human rights guarantee. The status of the Constitutional Court of the... [to full text]

The aim of this diploma thesis called The Human Rights Commissioner of the Russian Federation is to provide a comprehensive insight into the formation and development process of the institute of the human rights commissioner by means of description and analysis. At the same time, it attempts to facilitate a better understanding of this institute inside the Russian social system. The opening section defines the institute of ombudsman from the historical and theoretical point of view and puts it in the post-Soviet context. The following section touches on the key legislation related to this institute in the Russian Federation and on the way it was formed and embedded in Russia. A separate chapter addresses the competences and specific tasks of the public defender of rights. This chapter is supported by annual reports issued by the Russian ombudsman's office. The last section of the thesis deals with the relationship between the ombudsman, the Russian establishment and non-governmental human rights organizations. The relationship is defined theoretically and illustrated by practical examples and specific cases. Keywords Ombudsman, The Human Rights Commissioner, Federal Constitutional Act on the Human Rights Commissioner, Human Rights, Freedoms, the Russian Federation, Russian Establishment, Human...

Apparue au sein de la péninsule ibérique à la sortie des dictatures salazariste et franquiste en vue de faciliter la transition vers la démocratie, la figure de l’ombudsman spécialisé, désormais réceptionnée par la France à travers l’institution du Défenseur des droits, trouve sa raison d’être contemporaine à l’aune de l’insuffisance des mécanismes classiques de garantie des droits fondamentaux. Spécialement aménagé pour la défense des droits et libertés, l’human rights ombudsman se présente, en effet, comme une forme de protection non juridictionnelle s’inscrivant dans une perspective de complémentarité des traditionnelles voies, spécialement juridictionnelles, de recours et, à ce titre, favorise l’émergence d’un système institutionnel de protection complet. Contribuant en pratique à une consolidation indiscutable des droits fondamentaux, la protection proposée par l’ombudsman spécialisé, aussi indispensable soit-elle, n’en demeure pas moins relative. Outre qu’il ne permet pas de combler l’ensemble des insuffisances affectant les autres instances de garantie, l’human rights ombudsman souffre lui-même d’imperfections de nature à préjudicier à l’effectivité de sa mission de sauvegarde des droits de la personne humaine. / The figure of the Human rights ombudsman appeared into the Iberian Peninsula at the demise of Franco and Salazar dictatorships in order to facilitate the transition to democracy. In France this figure finds its contemporary justification due to the insufficiency of the classic mechanisms of guarantee of the fundamental rights. The Human rights ombudsman is specially designed for the protection of fundamental rights, and is indeed a form of non jurisdictional protection in a perspective of complementarity of the traditional ways, especially the court of appeal and, as such, favors the emergence of an institutional system of complete protection. The protection proposed by the Human rights ombudsman contributes to an indisputable consolidation of the fundamental rights however it is essential that it remains relative. Yet, it does not fill all the inadequacies affecting the other instances of guarantee as the Human rights ombudsman suffers from imperfections likely to prejudice the effectiveness of its mission of protection of the person’s human rights.