Using an Ombudsman to Oversee Public Officials
The note addresses the role of ombudsman offices, and what ensures its effectiveness. Good administration requires much more than acting legally, which include constitutional, and human rights abuses, mismanagement, as well as illegal practices. An...
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okr-10986-114912021-06-14T11:03:31Z Using an Ombudsman to Oversee Public Officials Manning, Nick Galligan, D.J. ACCOUNTABILITY ACTIONS ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY AUTHORITY CIVIL SERVICE CONSTITUTION COURTS DISCRETIONARY POWERS EUROPEAN UNION GOVERNMENT POLICY HUMAN RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL LAW INVESTIGATION JUDICIAL BODIES LEGAL REPRESENTATION LEGALITY LEGISLATURE MEDIATION MINISTERS OMBUDSMAN POLITICAL SPHERE PRESIDENCY PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC SECTOR REGULATORY BODIES SOCIAL JUSTICE SPECIAL TRIBUNALS TRIBUNALS VIOLATIONS OMBUDSMEN ADMINISTRATIVE CAPABILITY BUDGETARY SUPPORT LEGAL FRAMEWORK CONSTITUTIONAL LAW HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS MISMANAGEMENT ILLEGALITY INDEPENDENT PANEL REGULATORY CONTROL PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY BUDGETARY RESOURCES PUBLIC AWARENESS COMPETENT AUTHORITY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK The note addresses the role of ombudsman offices, and what ensures its effectiveness. Good administration requires much more than acting legally, which include constitutional, and human rights abuses, mismanagement, as well as illegal practices. An ombudsman's independence from other branches of government, and administration, particularly the executive branch, is a crucial factor, following the legal provisions on its appointment, dismissal, powers, and budgetary issues. Though closely associated with parliament because courts are important autonomous regulators of official behavior, there is the potential to overlap with an ombudsman. But, to the extent that the ombudsman becomes involved in matters of legality, it is an adjunct to the courts. Conditions for an effective ombudsman are: political support; adequate resources; public perception, functional competence; and, regulatory value. 2012-08-13T15:12:55Z 2012-08-13T15:12:55Z 1999-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/04/748721/using-ombudsman-oversee-public-officials http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11491 English PREM Notes; No. 19 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research |
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ACCOUNTABILITY ACTIONS ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY AUTHORITY CIVIL SERVICE CONSTITUTION COURTS DISCRETIONARY POWERS EUROPEAN UNION GOVERNMENT POLICY HUMAN RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL LAW INVESTIGATION JUDICIAL BODIES LEGAL REPRESENTATION LEGALITY LEGISLATURE MEDIATION MINISTERS OMBUDSMAN POLITICAL SPHERE PRESIDENCY PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC SECTOR REGULATORY BODIES SOCIAL JUSTICE SPECIAL TRIBUNALS TRIBUNALS VIOLATIONS OMBUDSMEN ADMINISTRATIVE CAPABILITY BUDGETARY SUPPORT LEGAL FRAMEWORK CONSTITUTIONAL LAW HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS MISMANAGEMENT ILLEGALITY INDEPENDENT PANEL REGULATORY CONTROL PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY BUDGETARY RESOURCES PUBLIC AWARENESS COMPETENT AUTHORITY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK |
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ACCOUNTABILITY ACTIONS ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY AUTHORITY CIVIL SERVICE CONSTITUTION COURTS DISCRETIONARY POWERS EUROPEAN UNION GOVERNMENT POLICY HUMAN RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL LAW INVESTIGATION JUDICIAL BODIES LEGAL REPRESENTATION LEGALITY LEGISLATURE MEDIATION MINISTERS OMBUDSMAN POLITICAL SPHERE PRESIDENCY PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC SECTOR REGULATORY BODIES SOCIAL JUSTICE SPECIAL TRIBUNALS TRIBUNALS VIOLATIONS OMBUDSMEN ADMINISTRATIVE CAPABILITY BUDGETARY SUPPORT LEGAL FRAMEWORK CONSTITUTIONAL LAW HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS MISMANAGEMENT ILLEGALITY INDEPENDENT PANEL REGULATORY CONTROL PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY BUDGETARY RESOURCES PUBLIC AWARENESS COMPETENT AUTHORITY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK Manning, Nick Galligan, D.J. Using an Ombudsman to Oversee Public Officials |
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The note addresses the role of ombudsman
offices, and what ensures its effectiveness. Good
administration requires much more than acting legally, which
include constitutional, and human rights abuses,
mismanagement, as well as illegal practices. An
ombudsman's independence from other branches of
government, and administration, particularly the executive
branch, is a crucial factor, following the legal provisions
on its appointment, dismissal, powers, and budgetary issues.
Though closely associated with parliament because courts are
important autonomous regulators of official behavior, there
is the potential to overlap with an ombudsman. But, to the
extent that the ombudsman becomes involved in matters of
legality, it is an adjunct to the courts. Conditions for an
effective ombudsman are: political support; adequate
resources; public perception, functional competence; and,
regulatory value. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Manning, Nick Galligan, D.J. |
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Manning, Nick Galligan, D.J. |
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Using an Ombudsman to Oversee Public Officials |
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Using an Ombudsman to Oversee Public Officials |
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Using an Ombudsman to Oversee Public Officials |
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Using an Ombudsman to Oversee Public Officials |
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using an ombudsman to oversee public officials |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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