presentation on ombudsman and administrative justice - pcc

8/18/2019 Presentation on Ombudsman and Administrative Justice - PCC

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By Dr. Otiende Amollo, EBS, Chairperson of theCommission on Administrative Justice

A Presentation to 40th Anniversary Retreat of the PublicComplaints Commission on the theme ‘Repositioning

the Ombudsman for Better Performance.

Abuja !i"eria

#$th October %'


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Based on the !ocial Contract "heory Ombudsman # Agent or Representative of

the People $a%ed &mperor Paradigm ' !pea%ing "ruth

to Po(er )eneral *andate

+. Redress of )rievances against Administrative,n-ustices

. /emocratic Control over the Bureaucracy

. "ac%ling of Bureau#Pathologies

4. Protection of 1uman Rights


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Religious 2oundation ' 3Christianity ,slam56 Prophet

$athan and 7ing /avid &pisode African "raditional !ocieties ' R(anda !outh Africa

# Makhadi among the 8enda Community in !outh Africa

)reece ' 900 BC to :00 BC

Roman &mpire ' 00 BC China ' BC to 0 A/

Lokayukta Concept in ,ndia

!(edish /evelopment

# 1ighest Ombudsman ' +9+# Parliamentary Ombudsman ' +;0<

2inland ' +uence on 2utureOmbudsmen


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,n>uence of !panish *odel in ?atin America $e( @ealand ' +


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2actors that fueled the )ro(th of the Ombudsman )ro(th of the Felfare !tate after FF,, resulting

in gro(th of administrative agencies ,nadeGuacies of the eisting accountability

*echanisms

,ncreased 2ocus on Civil ?iberties /iminishing Oversight Capacity of the ?egislature &mergent "hreats to !tatehood ' CorruptionE

*aladministration ,mpunity

?itigation /ecits ' "imeE CostE 2ormalityEAccessibility Husticiability !econd Fave of /emocratisation in ?ate +


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"an=ania I+


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Public !ector versus Private !ectorI!pecialtyJ

Parliamentary versus $on#

Parliamentary

2used versus Dnfused

!ingle *embership versus Collegiate*embership


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Anchorage in ?egal !ystem

Placement in !tructure of !tate ' Sui Generis,nstitution ' 3ALrmation by the !upreme Courtof !outh Africa in the recent case !ABC vs /A

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Revie( of administrative action ' )rievance Redress*echanism

Complementarity (ith the Courts Advantages over Courts ' CostE "imeE ,nGuisitorialE

2leibilityE Range of Remedies Accessibility

Competencies over each other ' Administrative Revie(versus Hudicial Revie(# Bradley & Others vs Secretary of State for Works and ensions !"#$

# %ommission on uman 'i(hts and )dministrative *ustice vs +orver!Ghana$

$on#appreciation of the Complementarity ' Court /ecisionsregarding the Ombudsman.# 'epublic of #enya vs ,ision -./. 0elivery Board & the %ommission on

)dministrative *ustice !#enya$

!ABC vs /A on meaning of ‘Remedial Action. A Paradigm!hiftN


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2unctioning of the Classical Ombudsman hinged

on *oralsuation and Parliamentary Reporting Contradictory Contet ' $ature of For% vis##vis

Placement ‘!oft Po(er

Challenge of &nforcement# *oralsuation ' Applicable in AfricaN# ,nadeGuacies of Parliamentary Reporting

• uality 2reGuency of /ebateE• Politici=ation of Ombudsmans For%

# /anger of Hudicial &nforcement ' $egation ofthe &istence of the Ombudsman


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Commission on Administrative Hustice ICAHJ &stablishment6 Article :


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Po(ers of the Commission6 Po(ers of the Court

,ssuance of !ummons and Orders Ad-udication

!earches and ,nspections !tatements under Oath Compel Production of Relevant ,nformation

Conduct ,ntervie(s Compel Attendance of the Commission

Remedial Action ' Compensation e.t.c


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(nnovative Enforcement )echanisms+. !ubmission of Reports to Appropriate Agencies '

!. 4I+J IJ (ith timelines for Responses

. $otice to !ho( Cause

# Dnresponsiveness# Compliance ?evel of


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:. Public ,nterest ?itigation# A PartyE ,nterested Party or )micus %uriae

# Lisa %atherine Matter 1 %ompliance 2ith a %ourt Order

. Reporting *echanism# Annual

# Bi#Annual

# !pecial

9. Citation Register# Dnresponsiveness *alfeasance

# !anctions under Performance Contracting

# $aming !haming in Annual Report


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;. 1uduma Ombudsman A(ards# Re(arding


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*aladministrationE Corruption and ,mpunity are threats to

statehood especially in Africa. Ombudsman plays a %ey Role in promotion of )ood)overnance and Constitutionalism in Africa. "o this endEthe Ombudsman should6+. &hibit ,ndependence in Operations

. ,nnovate and Adapt to the changing needs of society 'Relevance

. Adapt a *odel that eKectively address the circumstances ofits people

4. Actively participate in the ght against corruption ' /irectlyor ,ndirectlyE including giving Companionship to the anti#

corruption agency.:. Appreciate the Complementary Relationship (ith the Courts

. &ncourage Partnerships and ?in%agesE including &changeProgrammes


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