Using an Ombudsman to Oversee Public Officials

Manning, Nick ; Galligan, D.J.

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ACCOUNTABILITY;    ACTIONS;    ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY;    AUTHORITY;    CIVIL SERVICE;   

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学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

The note addresses the role of ombudsmanoffices, and what ensures its effectiveness. Goodadministration requires much more than acting legally, whichinclude constitutional, and human rights abuses,mismanagement, as well as illegal practices. Anombudsman's independence from other branches ofgovernment, and administration, particularly the executivebranch, is a crucial factor, following the legal provisionson its appointment, dismissal, powers, and budgetary issues.Though closely associated with parliament because courts areimportant autonomous regulators of official behavior, thereis the potential to overlap with an ombudsman. But, to theextent that the ombudsman becomes involved in matters oflegality, it is an adjunct to the courts. Conditions for aneffective ombudsman are: political support; adequateresources; public perception, functional competence; and,regulatory value.