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Politics & Government

The Role of Ombudsman Institutions in Checking Executive Maladministration

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The first modern ombudsman was established in Sweden in 1809; today, over 140 countries have such institutions, and they have resolved countless disputes without a single binding enforcement power, relying instead on the force of public and parliamentary opinion.

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You receive a wrongful rejection of your license renewal, and the agency won't explain why. Where can you turn if the courts are too expensive and slow?