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

Address

POBox 20, FI-00023 Government

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Human rights capacity support

Not applicable

Functions

  • 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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