The edition The Healthcare Ombudsman – Best Practices and Prospects for Bulgaria is devoted to different aspects of the institution of the specialised healthcare ombudsman and the possibilities for its introduction in Bulgaria. The publication contains an overview of the good practices and the experience in the United Kingdom, Australia, Switzerland and Israel. The edition includes also a detailed summary of a discussion in relation with two draft laws concerning the institution of the health ombudsman and the comments and the recommendations on them of the experts of the Center for the Study of Democracy.   read more

 Ombudsman Institution in Bulgaria
Center for the Study of Democracy (2005-08-04)

The handbook presents a summarized overview of the process of establishment and development of the ombudsman institution on national and local level in Bulgaria (1998-2005). It offers comments and analysis of the legal framework as well as comprehensive information on the election of the first Bulgarian ombudsman and the activities of the local public mediators before and after their operation has been regulated in the legislation. The public attitudes towards the ombudsman institution are also presented.   read more

 CSD Brief No.6: First Steps of the Bulgarian Ombudsman
Center for the Study of Democracy (2005-07-22)

The sixth consecutive issue of the CSD Policy Brief series is devoted to the establishment of the ombudsman institution in Bulgaria and describes the election of the first Bulgarian parliamentary ombudsman and the outset of his work. The brief presents the most important provisions of the recently adopted Rules on the Organization and Activity of the Ombudsman and the initial steps in setting up the ombudsman’s administrative office. It also offers a well–founded analysis of the necessity of constitutional amendments in order to incorporate the ombudsman institution in the Bulgarian Constitution.   read more

 Ombudsman Institution in Europe and Bulgaria: Legal Nature and Practice
Center for the Study of Democracy (2004-10-30)

This educational manual is designed for the elaboration and carrying out of specialized courses and programs in Bulgarian universities and schools as well as for everyone who is interested in these scope of issues. Learning about the ombudsman institution's origin, evolution, powers, efficiency and forms would be a necessity for students of law, political sciences and sociology, experts in public administration, individuals studying the mechanisms for human rights protection in the country, etc.   read more

 CSD Brief No.5: The Long Way of the Emerging Ombudsman Institution in Bulgaria: Six Months Later
Center for the Study of Democracy (2004-10-15)

The fifth consecutive issue of the CSD Brief is a follow-up of the CSD Policy Brief No. 3 of May 2004 and examines the recent developments in the introduction of the ombudsman institution on national and local level in Bulgaria. The brief presents the significant progress in the establishment of the local public mediators (municipal ombudsmen) throughout the country in contrast with the second failed attempt of the parliament to elect the national ombudsman. It contains also a critical review of the legal framework of the local public mediators.   read more

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