INSTITUCIJA ZAŠTITNIKA GRAĐANA NA LOKALNOM NIVOU
INSTITUTION OF OMBUDSMAN AT LOCAL LEVEL

Summary/Abstract: The institution of Ombudsman was created in the early XIX century in the Kingdom of Sweden and indicating the person who „has an ear for people, for the word of the people“. The main reason for the introducing of these institution was the control of the executive, to stop the king and the government to ignore the laws. Flourished ombudsman institution is experiencing mid-twentieth century, when a larg number of States have introduced this institution in theri legal systems. Republic Serbia start to introduced instituton of Ombudsman at the begining of XXI century, first in local, then in province, and at the end in republic level. Ombudsman of the city/municipality is an independent body that its authority on the city/municipality, where there is relative hierarchical subordination in relation to province and the republican Ombudsman. The Institution of Ombudsman of the city/municipality in the Serbian legal system is established optional.

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