Law and Morality in the Context of the Ombudsman
Law and Morality in the Context of the Ombudsman

Summary/Abstract: If you look around the world, you see single-headed and multi-headed ombudsmen. It cannot take decisions that can be enforced by authority - this is the conceptual definition of the Ombudsman. Persons holding this position are given a diverse array of titles worldwide. The office was first installed in early 1700s Sweden, though similar state functions had already existed earlier. Gabriele Kucsko-Stadlmayer differentiates three main types based on the subject and rules of supervision, as well as their scopes of authority: the basic or classical model, the rule of law model, and the human rights model In particular, it can investigate public authorities, public service bodies, public administration, such as notaries and bailiffs. Law consists of 4 layers, the layer of the text of law, the layer of legal doctrine, the layer of fundamental constitutional rights and the layer of judicial law.

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