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Date of article: 06/08/2025
Daily News of: 08/08/2025
Country: Germany
Author: Federal Committee on Petitions of Germany
Article language: de
Date of article: 06/08/2025
Daily News of: 08/08/2025
Country: Germany
Author: Federal Committee on Petitions of Germany
Article language: de
Date of article: 06/08/2025
Daily News of: 08/08/2025
Country: Germany
Author: Federal Committee on Petitions of Germany
Article language: de
Date of article: 28/07/2025
Daily News of: 06/08/2025
Country: Finland
Author: Finnish Chancellor of Justice
Article language: en
Office of the Chancellor of Justice
The Chancellor of Justice Tuomas Pöysti has submitted his report for 2024 to the Parliament and the Government.
In 2024, a total of 1987 complaints were filed with the Chancellor of Justice while 2084 complaints were resolved. In the previous year, the Office of the Chancellor of Justice received 1668 complaints and resolved 1862. In 2024, the Chancellor of Justice continued the efforts to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of legality oversight focusing more strongly on structural oversight. A total of 43 in-house initiatives were launched by the Chancellor of Justice in 2024.
As for the oversight of Government activities, the number of cases increased particularly in the area of legislative projects. In 2024, 138 requests for opinions on legislative proposals were reviewed, 66 opinions were issued and 26 preliminary examinations of legislative proposals were carried out. In the context of ex ante control of government decision-making, of all the cases handled at the Government plenary sessions 1498 cases were examined and at the sessions held with the President of the Republic 400 were examined. A total of 398 requests for corrections were issued; in other words, an order for rectification was given in 21% of the cases. 73% of the requests for corrections were concerned to legal matters.
The Chancellor of Justice's 2024 report contains a series of thematic articles on key findings and actions in the field of legality oversight as well as documentation describing legal praxis. The article "When is it advisable to request the opinion of the Constitutional Committee on a government proposal and how does the Chancellor of Justice monitor this?" discusses the Chancellor of Justice's ex ante control of legislative projects. In reality, Government proposals have demonstrably been referred to the Constitutional Committee for assessment on rather flimsy grounds, a point to which the Constitutional Committee has repeatedly drawn attention in recent times.
The Chancellor of Justice will in future adopt a more systematic approach to ex ante control to determine whether it is legally justified and necessary to request that a draft be assessed by the Constitutional Committee. The Government is duty-bound to prepare proposals that are in compliance with the Constitution, international human rights obligations and EU law. In its proposals, the Government must demonstrate that these requirements are met or make a duly substantiated proposal to change the interpretation of the Constitution.
In recent years, court training has been criticized. This theme is addressed to in the article “Judicial training”. Striking a balance between the training needs of apprentice district judges and the efficient organisation of the court's activities is challenging.
In line with established practice, the report also includes articles by the Chancellor of Justice and the Deputy Chancellor of Justice.
Chancellor of Justice Tuomas Pöysti discusses the demands imposed by digitalisation on legislation. On the one hand, it is advisable to safeguard fundamental rights and good governance through pro-digital legislation; on the other hand, it is important to ensure that the regulatory burden does not become excessive and create unnecessary barriers to innovation and productivity.
Deputy Chancellor of Justice Mikko Puumalainen examines the independence and role of the supreme guardians of the law. According to the Deputy Chancellor of Justice, it might be appropriate to consider bolstering the independence and autonomy of the legality oversight exercised by the Chancellor of Justice through an amendment to the Constitution.
The annual Report of the Chancellor of Justice for 2024 in English
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Date of article: 28/07/2025
Daily News of: 06/08/2025
Country: Italy
Author: Italian National Coordination of Italian Ombudsmen
Article language: it
Dopo alcuni mesi di vacatio, la Regione Basilicata ha finalmente un nuovo Difensore Civico: l’Avvocato Rocco Fuina.
Il Coordinamento Nazionale dei Difensori Civici Italiani, esprime le più vive congratulazioni e i migliori auguri di buon lavoro al neo Difensore Civico della Basilicata, certo che saprà interpretare con competenza, equilibrio e spirito di servizio questo ruolo fondamentale a tutela dei diritti dei cittadini e del buon andamento della pubblica amministrazione.
Il ritorno pieno in attività della Difesa Civica lucana rappresenta una buona notizia per l’intero sistema delle garanzie e per i tanti cittadini che, ogni giorno, cercano ascolto, vicinanza e soluzioni concrete nelle istituzioni.
Il Coordinamento sarà da subito disponibile per collaborare con il nuovo Difensore Civico della Basilicata, nella convinzione che la rete nazionale possa rafforzarsi anche grazie alla partecipazione attiva di tutte le Regioni.
Date of article: 31/07/2025
Daily News of: 06/08/2025
Country: Turkey
Author: National Ombudsman of Türkiye - Kamu Denetçiliği Kurumu
Article language: en
Chief Ombudsman Mr. Mehmet Akarca and Ombudsmen Mr. Ertunç Erkan Balta, Ms. Fatma Benli Yalçın, and Mr. Özcan Yıldız paid a visit to the Governor of Ankara, Vasip Şahin.
Link to the Ombudsman Daily News archives from 2002 to 20 October 2011