
Ombudsman
The Ombudsman is an officer appointed by the legislature to receive and investigate complaints from citizens against unjust administrative action. The system originated in Sweden in 1809, was adopted by Finland in 1919, and recently has spread to Denmark, Normay and New Zealand. It is now being widely discussed in other democracies, and has been proposed for, and in some cases accepted by, countri...
The Ombudsman is an officer appointed by the legislature to receive and investigate complaints from citizens against unjust administrative action. The system originated in Sweden in 1809, was adopted by Finland in 1919, and recently has spread to Denmark, Normay and New Zealand. It is now being widely discussed in other democracies, and has been proposed for, and in some cases accepted by, countri...