Foreign legislation

If you find any laws that need to be updated or if you would like to suggest any additional pieces of legislation please send an e-mail to ombudsman_network@online.bg.


Albania

Constitution of the Republic of Albania (excerpt)
Statute on People's Advocate

Austria

Federal Constitution of Austria (excerpt)
Federal Law on the Austrian Ombudsman Board

Azerbaijan

Constitutional Law on the Human Rights Commissioner (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Belgium

The Federal Ombudsmen Act of the Kingdom of Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Annex 6: Agreement on Human Rights
Law on the Human Rights Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rules of Procedure of the Human Rights Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Constitution of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (excerpt)
Rules of Procedure of the Federation Ombudsmen of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Law on Republika Srpska Ombudsmen

Croatia

Constitution of the Republic of Croatia (excerpt)
Act on the Ombudsman

Czech Republic

Law on the Public Defender of Rights
Internal Regulations of the Office of the Public Defender of Rights

Denmark

Constitution of Denmark (excerpt)
Ombudsman Act

Estonia

Legal Chancellor Act

Finland

Constitution Act of Finland (excerpt)
Regulation of the Parliamentary Ombudsman

France

Law no. 73-6 of 3rd January 1973 establishing a Mediator of the French Republic

Georgia

Law on Public Defender of Georgia

Germany

Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (excerpt)
Principles of the Petitions Committee governing the Treatment of Requests and Complaints (Procedural Rules)
Rules of Procedure of the German Bundestag (excerpt)
Law on the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces
Federal Data Protection Act (excerpt)
Constitution of Rhineland-Palatinate of 18 May 1947 (excerpt)
A State Act to Establish the Office of an Ombudsman in Rhineland-Palatinate
Parliamentary Procedure of the State Parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate (excerpt)

Greece

Constitution of Greece (excerpt)
Law No. 3094, 22 January 2003: The Ombudsman and other provisions
Presidential Decree No. 273: Regulations of the Ombudsman

Hungary

Constitution of the Republic of Hungary (excerpt)
Act LIX of 1 June 1993 on the Ombudsman (Parliamentary Commissioner) for Civil Rights
Act No LXIII of 1992 on the Protection of Personal Data and Disclosure of Data of Public Interest (excerpt)
Act LXXVII of 1993 on the Rights of National and Ethnic Minorities (excerpt)

Iceland

Act No. 85/1997 on the Althing Ombudsman

Ireland

Ombudsman Act

Italy

A Law to Set Up the Office of Regional Ombudsman, Valle d'Aosta

Kazakhstan

Statute on Commissioner for Human Rights

Kyrgyzstan

Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic (excerpt)
Law on Ombudsman (Akyikatchy) of the Kyrgyz Republic

Latvia

Law on the Latvian National Human Rights Office

Lithuania

Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (excerpt)
Law on the Siemas Ombudsmen

Macedonia

Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia (excerpt)
Law on the Public Attorney (Ombudsman)

Mauritus

Constitution of the Republic of Mauritius (excerpt)
The Ombudsman Act

Moldova

Law on Parliamentary Advocates
Regulations on the Centre for Human Rights

Norway

Constitution of the Kingdom of Norway (excerpt)
Act concerning the Storting's Ombudsman for Public Administration
Directive to the Storting's Ombudsman for Public Administration

Poland

Constitution of the Republic of Poland (excerpt)
Act on Commissioner for Civil Rights Protection
Statutes of the Office of the Commissioner for Civil Rights Protection

Portugal

Constitution of the Portuguese Republic (excerpt)
Statute of the Ombudsman

Romania

Constitution of Romania (excerpt)
Law no. 35/1997 on the Organisation and Functioning of the Advocate of the People Institution
Regulation on the Organisation and Functioning of the Advocate of the People
Law no. 677/2001 for the Protection of Persons concerning the Processing of Personal Data and Free Circulation of Such Data

Russian Federation

Federal Constitutional Law on the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation

Serbia and Montenegro

Law on the Protector of Human Rights and Freedoms of Montenegro
Local Administration Act of Serbia (excerpt)
Law on determining some competencies of the Autonomous Province (excerpt)
Rules of Procedure for the Ombudsperson Institution in Kosovo

Slovakia

Constitution of the Slovak Republic (excerpt)
Act on the Public Defender of Rights

Slovenia

Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia (excerpt)
Human Rights Ombudsman Act
Rules of Procedure of the Human Rights Ombudsman
Law on the Constitutional Court (excerpt)

South Africa

Public Protector Act

Spain

Constitution of Spain (excerpt)
Organic Act concerning the Defender of the People (Defensor del Pueblo)
Law of the Sindic de Greuges (Ombudsman) of Catalonia
Catalan Municipal Act (excerpt)
Law 1/1985 (12th February) pertaining to the Ombudsman of the Canary Islands

Sweden

Instrument of Government (Constitution of Sweden) (excerpt)
The Riksdag Act (excerpt)
The Act with Instructions for the Parliamentary Ombudsmen
Secrecy Act (excerpt)
Administrative Directives for the Secretariat of the Parliamentary Ombudsmen

Switzerland

Constitution of the Canton of Zurich (excerpt)
Act of the government of the City of Zurich (excerpt)

The Netherlands

Constitution (excerpt)
National Ombudsman Act

Ukraine

Constitution of Ukraine (excerpt)
Law of Ukraine on the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights

United Kingdom

Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967
Local Government Act 1974 (excerpt)
Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002
Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005

Uzbekistan

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the Authorized Person of the Oliy Majlis for Human Rights (Ombudsman)

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