International Journal of Law

Authors
Kanupriya Grewal

Abstract
The term ombudsman by the name itself suggests that this institution exists in the form of “grievance representative” or “entrusted person”. International Bar Association Ombudsman Committee stated Ombudsman as “An Office provided for by the constitution or by action of the Legislature or Parliament and headed by an independent high-level public official, who is responsible to the Legislature or Parliament” Within the last century, the Swedish state in 1809, appointed an official known as the “Justitie” ombudsman to investigate upon peoples grievances and report back to Parliament. This idea was taken up and applies in some other parts of Scandinavia, in Finland in 1917 and in Denmark in the year 1954. In this paper we discuss the Ombudsman and its meaning along with the concept of ombudsman in different countries.