Chancellor of Justice
Organisation name in original language
Valtioneuvoston oikeuskansleri / Justitiekanslern i statsrådet
Category of human rights structure
Statutory human rights body
Country
Finland
Type(s) of body
Ombuds institution (OI)
Other
Legal source(s)
- Constitution of Finland (731/1999) (Suomen Perustuslaki /Finlands grundlag)
- Act on the Chancellor of Justice of the Government (193/2000) (Laki valtioneuvoston oikeuskanslerista /Lag om justitiekanslern i statsrådet)
- Act on the Division of Work between the Chancellor of Justice and the Parliamentary Ombudsman (330/2022) (Laki valtioneuvoston oikeuskanslerin ja eduskunnan oikeusasiamiehen tehtävien jaosta /Lag om fördelningen av uppgifter mellan justitiekanslern i statsrådet och riksdagens justitieombudsman)
- Act on the Protection of Persons Who Report Breaches of EU and National Law (1171/2022) (Laki Euroopan unionin ja kansallisen oikeuden rikkomisesta ilmoittavien henkilöiden suojelusta /Lag om skydd för personer som rapporterar om överträdelser av EU-rätten och den nationella lagstiftningen)
Human rights capacity support
Not applicableFunctions
- Oversight
- Providing remedy
- Collecting data on human rights violations
- Other
Specific mandates
- Ombud with a mandate on maladministration
- Any other function under international human rights conventions, under EU legislation or under the national legal system
Structured cooperation with partners at national level
- Regularly cooperates with government ministries and parliament.
- Cooperates with the Parliamentary Ombudsman.
Structured cooperation with partners at international and EU level
- Works with or is a member of the following organisations:
- International Ombudsman Institute,
- European Network of Ombudsmen,
- EU institutions,
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,
- Council of Europe,
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
- Cooperates informally with national constitutional authorities from other states, such as the Constitutional Council of France.
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