Foreign experience and its impact on the development of the ombudsman institution in the system of public authority of the Russian Federation
The article deals with the organization and functioning of the Ombudsman institution in democratic states of the world from the historical and legal positions. The concept of the ombudsman and his role in the formation and development of civil society is revealed by assisting in the restoration of individual rights violated by public authorities and (or) their officials; in the effective work of public authorities; in acting as an intermediary between society and public authorities; in performing the functions of extrajudicial proceedings. In the Russian Federation, the institution of the Ombudsman is relatively young and still needs further improvement. It is interesting and important to borrow the positive experience of foreign democratic states in which this legal institution has been functioning for a long time and is an example of successful fulfillment of tasks in the field of ensuring the protection of human and civil rights and freedoms.