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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 Chancellor of Justice's presentation focused on the need to bring the legal norms in force in Estonia in the near future into line with the international obligations that Estonia has assumed for the purpose of environmental protection.

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.

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 Chancellor of Justice is of the position that the established rates of extraction charges and water abstraction charges are contrary to the principle of legitimate expectation arising from the Constitution, due to which the Chancellor of Justice has made a proposal to the Government of the Republic to bring the regulations into conformity with the Constitution.