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Round Table on draft Albanian Law on People’s Advocate in Tirana

 

On the invitation of the Directorate of Human Rights of the Council of Europe Slovene ombudsman took part from December 2 to 4, 1998, in the Expertise and Round Table on draft Albanian Law on People’s Advocate in Tirana. The Round Table was co-organised by UNDP, OSCE and Council of Europe. The aim of the meeting in Tirana was to familiarise participants with the operation of ombudsman institutions in Europe, to discuss in detail the draft Albanian Law on the People’s Advocate and to initiate the planning for the practical organisation and development of the Office of the People’s Advocate. Therefore Mr. Bizjak prepared a written analysis of the draft Law on the People’s Advocate of Albania and participated as an expert in the Round Table. Among others Slovene Ombudsman in his analysis stressed that as an ombudsman has no executive power, and can not take any binding decision, it is of outmost importance that his/her power is not unnecessarily limited. It is to give the institution a clearly defined mandate, field of jurisdiction and wide competences. Every unnecessary limit can represent a source of disputes which can endanger the reputation of the institution. But the reputation of an ombudsman institution is the main precondition for effectiveness, also mentioned Mr. Bizjak

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