The Challenges of Public Innovation: Insights From Risk Governance in Batang Regency by Adyawarman Adyawarman

“…Through case studies of two governance innovations in Batang Regency (2012-2017), this research appraised the dilemma of risk governance in securing the credibility and sustainability of two innovative ideas, namely UPKP2 local ombudsman and Budget Festival. Results of the study highlighted evidence that considering the highly dynamic socio-political environment that heads of local governments face, managing risk governance is important in implementing public innovation in a meaningful and sustainable way…”
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Enhancing organizational well-being and growth: The value of ombud services and the development of ombud consultation evaluation survey by Katy Kamkar, Mario Baril

“… The role of an organizational ombud (formerly ombudsman) is increasingly recognized as a significant contributor to fostering a healthy workplace environment. …”
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Unfair practices and illicit conduct in food supply chains in Slovenia by Jože Podgoršek

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Klauzula generalna dobrych obyczajów jako jedna z przesłanek wykonywania czynności zawodowych przez radcę prawnego by Angelika Koman-Bednarczyk

“…The duty to decode good conduct rests with the District Disciplinary Courts, the Higher Disciplinary Court and the Disciplinary Ombudsman. Professional activities undertaken by an attorney-at-law often lead to questions as to how they should behave in a specific situation. …”
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Lawatan kerja Ketua Menteri Sarawak perkukuh peranan Hab Penyelidikan Sumber Hutan UPMKB by Hisham, Mohammad Nazry

“…Stephen Rundi Anak Utom, Menteri Utiliti Sarawak dan Yang Berhormat Datuk Haji Talib Bin Zulpilip, Menteri Di Jabatan Ketua Menteri Sarawak (Integriti dan Ombudsman).…”
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To Wallet or Not to Wallet: The Debate over Digital Health Information Storage by Jasna Karacic Zanetti, Rui Nunes

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Los defensores de los derechos humanos | Human rights defenders by Francisco Fernández Marugán

“…The Institution of the Ombudsman, introduced in our legal system in the 1978 Constitution, acts before the public administrations for the real exercise of freedoms and fundamental rights; actively collaborating in reversing the situation.…”
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On crosswords and jigsaw puzzles: the epistemic limits of the EU Courts and a board of appeal in handling empirical uncertainty by Michał Krajewski

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The Road to Effective Remedies: Pragmatic reasons for treating cases of “sex trafficking” in the Australian sex industry as a form of “labour trafficking” by Frances Simmons, Fiona David

“…We argue that there is a need to provide practical and financial support, so that the national industrial regulator, the Fair Work Ombudsman, can work directly with sex worker advocacy groups, to examine opportunities and barriers to accessing the labour law system, particularly for migrant sex workers.…”
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Legal Consequences of Disobedience of Provisional Decision of the Administrative Court by Sri Winarsi

“…In that case, 2 (two) legal preventive mechanisms and 3 (three) legal repressive remedies can be taken in stages: 1) Sending a letter to the relevant agency, 2) Reporting to the Ombudsman, and 3) Using Criminal Law Mechanisms.…”
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The Immigration Crisis' Challenge to the Universality of Intergenerational Justice by Ciprian N. RADAVOI

“…After the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development failed, in 2012, to adopt the institution of the Ombudsman for Future Generations, the IGJ debate in its traditional form, i.e. centered upon environmental quality and natural resources, faded. …”
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Gazete Haberlerinde Etik Standartların Yükseltilmesinde Okur Temsilcinin Rolü by Nejdet Atabek

“…Medya kuruluşlarında ve özellikle gazetelerde okur temsilcisi (ombudsman) uygulaması son yıllarda tüm dünyada giderek yaygınlaşmaktadır. …”
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The extraterritorial human rights obligations of the EU in its external trade and investment policies by Antal Berkes

“…Although those human rights are likely to continue to be unenforceable before the Court of Justice, the consistent reference to due diligence obligations by treaty monitoring bodies, the European Ombudsman and the European Data Protection Supervisor should encourage EU institutions to comply with their due diligence obligations.…”
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Supervision of the work of executive and administrative bodies of units of local self government in Croatia by Dario ?erđa, Teodor Antić

“…Here, after considering the nature of the supervision, subjects of supervision and supervisory powers, in particular the forms of supervision are analysed over executive and administrative bodies of units of local self-government, hierarchical administrative supervision by bodies of regional self-government and administrative and inspectorial supervision by the Ministry of Administration, administrative court supervision as well as supervision by the ombudsman. Particular emphasis is placed on the instruments for implementation of every individual supervision and on the supervisory powers at the disposal of supervisory bodies. …”
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EU Institutional Politics of Secrecy and Transparency in Foreign Affairs: A Commentary by Emily O'Reilly

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Harmonization of Rehabilitation Service Standards for Drug Abuse’s Addicts and Victims according to the Regulations by Refi Hendra

“…This causes overlapping and tug-of-war among stakeholders when it comes to developing policies and implementing rehabilitation services for addicts and victims of narcotics abuse, resulting in no method that becomes a guideline for rehabilitation implementation, on the report of an Ombudsman study. The aim here is to investigate how the laws of Rehabilitation Service Standards for Addicts and Victims of Drug Abuse are harmonized. …”
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Telemedicine as a medical and legal problem by Adam J. Białas, Jakub Jan Szczerbowski

“…Material and methods The subject of the research are the provisions of the Act on the Professions of a Doctor and Dentist, the Act on Patient Rights and the Patient's Rights Ombudsman, and other acts and regulations regarding the use of telemedicine methods. …”
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Doctor-patient confidentiality - right and duty of a doctor in law regulations by Janusz Jaroszyński, Renata Husarz, Anna Jurek, Aneta Mela

“…The issue of medical confidentiality (physician’s professional secrecy) has been regulated in several legal acts such as: The Patient Rights and Patients Ombudsman Act, The Constitution of the Republic of Poland, The Medical Profession Act, The Civil Code Act, The Criminal Code Act and Code of Medical Ethics which is not considered as a legal act. …”
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A importância dos Direitos do Paciente como um novo ramo jurídico by Mariana Lima Menegaz

“…Ainda, são elencados os referidos direitos e temas como autonomia, capacidade, tomada de decisão, consentimento informado, diretivas antecipadas, segurança do paciente, justiça restaurativa, ombudsman e medidas restritivas, são abordados. Todos os assuntos são tratados de forma aprofundada, com didática, o que confirma a excelência da obra. …”
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Disciplinary proceedings against healthcare practitioners facing criminal charges: The role of the Health Professions Council of South Africa by M Kwinda, M Labuschaigne, M Slabbert

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