Příklady ombudsman

• In addition to its support among the population, the political position of the ombudsman can be strengthened or undermined by its relationship to the media.

• Such ineffectiveness not only inspires doubts about the usefulness of the institution, but also lends a particular and anomalous character to the ombudsman's work.

• A broad and nonrestrictive mandate, combined with an all-encompassing jurisdiction, offers important counterweights to the ombudsman's lack of sanctioning power.

• It is harder to ascertain to what extent the ombudsman's proactive work has had a real impact on the public authorities.

• Other ombudsmen claim that they have faced even more direct opposition from the public authorities.

• Having congress name the ombudsman by a qualified majority could provide a safeguard against such incidents, and such a procedure is frequently employed.

• The above suggests that the influence of the ombudsman can hardly be deduced from the formal, legal dispositions regulating the institution.

• Although they are sometimes described as ' human rights ombudsmen ', this denomination is accurate only if a very broad definition of human rights is employed.

• However, the ability of the ombudsman to fulfil its mandate is often undermined by adverse political contexts.

• It was also the first to set up independent police ombudsman's offices (ouvidorias).

• State long-term care ombudsman programs : factors associated with perceived effectiveness.

• Furthermore, public entities, with few exceptions,26 are legally obliged to co-operate with the ombudsman's investigations.

• Nowhere is compliance with the ombudsman's resolutions total.

• In fact, the ombudsmen typically present themselves as starved of funds.

• The ombudsmen were created by states anxious to prove their commitment to human rights.