The Children's Rights Project of the Hungarian Parliamentary Commissioner for Civil Rights 2010 [antikvár]

II About the Ombudsman The main task of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Civil Rights (Ombudsman) is to investigate any violations of constitutional rights and to initiate generál or particular measures for their redress. The Ombudsman is solely accountable to Parliament. The Ombudsman is independent during the course of proceedings and may take measures exclusively on the basis of the Constitution and laws. The Ombudsman is accorded immunity identical with that of MPs. The Parliamentary Commissioner for Civil Rights is elected for six years by a two thirds majority vote of MPs upon the President's recommendation and can be re-elected once. Act LIX of1993 on the Parliamentary Commissioner for Civil rights, when describing the competency of the Ombudsman, states that anyone can turn to the Parliamentary Commissioner if, in his/her assessment an authority or organ performing public service1 has violated the basic rights of the person presenting his/her submission, provided the available opportunities of legal remedy available in public administration have been utilised with the exception of the judicial revision of a public administration ruling, or if no legal remedy is ensured for the complainant. 1 For example: an organ performing tasks of public administration; other organs acting within the competency of public administration; the Hungárián Armed Forces; organs of law and order; the authority of investigation, including the organ of prosecution conducting investigation; local governments and minority governments; public bodies; the notary public; bailiff.