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On June 28, 2022, the 30th anniversary of the Constitution of the Republic of Estonia was celebrated at the Office of the Chancellor of Justice.
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What does the rule of law or the principle of equal treatment mean in practice? How can we be sure that everyone's rights enshrined in the Constitution are protected? Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise, Legal Advisor to the President of the Republic Hent Kalmo and Attorney-at-Law Paul Keres discussed these and many other questions. The discussion was moderated by Eva Ladva, media literacy specialist at the National Library.
Welcoming speech at ISPCAN Congress „Child protection for the most vulnerable children and families“ in Tallinn 13 June 2022 by Chancellor of Justice Prof. Ülle Madise.
The conference dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the re-independent Estonian judicial system discussed the developments in the judicial system to date and discussed what reforms Estonia still needs.
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Pablisher Juura published video clips with the authors of various legal publications on its YouTube channel. Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise and Legal Advisor to the President of the Republic Hent Kalmo also took the floor.

The Chancellor of Justice is an independent constitutional institution appointed to office by the Riigikogu (parliament) on the proposal of the President of the Republic for a term of seven years. The Chancellor’s task is to make sure that legislation valid in Estonia is in conformity with the Constitution and that the fundamental rights and liberties of people in Estonia are protected.

Estonian Public Broadcasting, 13 May 2019

Ülle Madise, the Chancellor of Justice, calls upon the Riigikogu to amend laws in such a way that the rights of all members of the councils of local authorities would be safeguarded, for instance, the right to participate in the work of the committees of the council as well as the right to defend their rights in court.

The Annual Report 2017-2018 covers the period from 1 September 2017 to 31 August 2018. The report has been published in a new web form and it includes information on children's rights, inspection visits, local authorities, equal treatment, courts and many other topics.

The aim of the collection published by the Ministry of Finance of Estonia is to provide a comprehensive overview of the central choices and processes of administrative reform.

Taro, K. (2018). Administrative Reform as Part of State Reform. Collection of articles: Administrative reform 2017 in Estonia, pp 523-560. Tallinn: Ministry of Finance.

The Chancellor of Justice is a one-person, independent constitutional institution appointed to office by the Riigikogu on the proposal of the President of the Republic for a term of seven years. The Chancellor’s task is to make sure that legislation in Estonia is in conformity with the Constitution and that the fundamental rights and liberties of people in Estonia are protected.

The Chancellor of Justice, Ülle Madise, addressed the Constitutional Committee of the Riigikogu to initiate changing the laws that in their current wording do not allow sufficiently preventing or restraining corruption in cities and rural municipalities. It is not a matter of individual cases and thus amending the laws as follows should be considered:

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In the film, produced for the 25th anniversary of the constitutional referendum, the birth and development of our constitution are commented on by its creators, as well as legal practitioners and theorists, former and current top Estonian politicians, and representatives of constitutional institutions.
The Chancellor of Justice is a one-person, independent constitutional institution appointed to office by the Riigikogu on the proposal of the President of the Republic for a term of seven years. The Chancellor’s task is to make sure that legislation in Estonia is in conformity with the Constitution and that the fundamental rights and liberties of people in Estonia are protected.
From September 4, 2016, to October 28, 2018, Kuku Radio aired the program "Law and Justice", where Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise examined life in Estonia in light of the Constitution. The program discussed with distinguished guests why things are the way they are, and if the Constitution requires better, how things could be better.

The Chancellor of Justice presents an annual report to the Riigikogu once a year on the performance of the duties which have been assigned to him or her by the Chancellor of Justice Act. Summaries of annual reports 2014 and 2015 are now also available in English.

At the end of 2015, the Chancellor of Justice launched a series of short talks aimed at dissecting power in all its possible manifestations. In addition to the Chancellor of Justice's office, the Chancellor's closest partners from the Riigikogu, institutions exercising public power, the private sector and civil society are expected to attend the lectures.