Analysis of the Seimas Controllers – parliamentary obmudsmen institution of the Republic of Lithuania

Abstract

The article aims to analyse functions and powers of the Seimas Controllers – Parliamentary ombudsmen institution, to present the changes of legal regulation of the Seimas Controllers and to disclose their role in the Lithuanian human rights protection system. The article consists of three parts. The first part presents legal basis of Lithuanian Controllers institution and development of relevant legal regulation. The second part analyses the functions and powers of Lithuanian Parliamentary ombudsman. The results of the analysis of the Seimas Controllers activity are presented in the third part of the article.