Application to the Chancellor of Justice | Õiguskantsler

Chancellor of justice

Ülle Madise

Protection of the Constitution

Speeches, articles and interviews

History of the institution

Former Chancellor of Justices
Official duties

Constitutional review
The Chancellor of Justice verifies that laws, regulations and other legislations of general application are in conformity with the Constitution and other laws.

Protection of fundamental rights
The Chancellor of Justice ensures that authorities and officials performing public duties would not violate people’s constitutional rights and freedoms, laws and other legislations of general application, and the practice of good administration.

Protection of the rights of children and youth
The Chancellor of Justice performs the functions of the Ombudsman for Children. The Ombudsman for Children protects the rights of children and youngsters when they interact with executors of state power.

Rights of persons with disabilities
The Chancellor of Justice ensures that all disabled persons are able to exercise their fundamental rights and freedoms on equal grounds with other persons.

Prevention of ill-treatment
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. As the National Preventive Mechanism in Estonia, the Chancellor of Justice regularly carries out inspection visits of the places of detention.

NHRI
The Chancellor of Justice is the national human rights institution (NHRI) in Estonia.

Other duties
Submission of an opinion to the Supreme Court in constitutional review proceedings, initiating a disciplinary proceeding against a judge, solving discrimination disputes, etc.
Activities

Selection of opinions

Annual reports

Speeches, articles and interviews

International cooperation
Office

Advisers

Location

History of the building

Gallery

Other ways to file an application:

on Office's web-page;
to our contact details;
in the Office of the Chancellor of Justice;
by calling to us at phone number (+372) 693 8404;
by sending an audio or video file (MP3 or MP4 format) entitled "Application to the Chancellor of Justice" to info@oiguskantsler.ee.

An application must include first name and a surname of the applicant or the name of the legal person, contact information of the applicant and description of the problem.

Name:

In case of a natural person, please write the first name and surname. In case of a legal person, please write the name of the legal person and the name of the representative.

Personal identification code or date of birth:

Contact information:

Please write the address to where we can send the reply to your application.

Description of the problem:

Please describe possibly accurately and clearly how your rights have been violated or what is the reason you believe that the Act or other legislative act is not in conformity with the Constitution or the law.

Have you applied to the court or any other authority concerning the same matter?:

If you have already applied to other authorities concerning the same matter, would you please specify which authority, when and what was the result.

Add a document

Add a new file:

Send a copy to my e-mail: