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The Chancellor’s Year in Review 2022/2023 summarizes the performance of the Office of the Chancellor of Justice in fulfilling the tasks assigned by law from 1 September 2022 to 31 August 2023.
The overview of the activities of the Chancellor of Justice covers the period from 1 September 2019 to 31 August 2020. Among other things, this year’s annual overview includes a chapter on the emergency situation.
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.
Olle, V., Lust-Vedder, L. (2018). The Protection of the Constitutional Guarantees for Local Government during the Administrative-Territorial Reform. Collection of articles: Administrative reform 2017 in Estonia, pp 523-560. Tallinn: Ministry of Finance.
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:
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.