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Avokati I Popullit
The People's Advocate () is the Albanian office of the ombudsman, a justice-advising entity to the public. Established for the first time in the Albanian Constitution of 1998, it was enacted into law with minor amendments by the Albanian parliament on February 4, 1999. The People's Advocate as an institution defends the rights, freedoms and lawful interests of individuals from unlawful and incorrect acts or omissions of public administration bodies as well as third parties acting on its behalf. It has as its mission the prevention of potential conflicts between the public administration and the individual. The Ombudsman acts on the basis of the complaint or request submitted to the office. The people's advocate is elected by members of the Assembly on a three-fifths majority for a period of 5 years with the right for reelection. Ombudspersons References Judiciary of Albania Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Alban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erinda Ballanca
Erinda Ballanca (born 29 October 1973, in Tirana) is an Albanian lawyer who is currently serving as the 3rd Ombudswoman of Albania, a post she has held since 2017. Career An experienced lawyer who has been elected in leading positions such as the Steering Council of the Tirana Bar Association and the National Assembly of the Bar Association of Albania, Mrs. Ballanca has contributed to the drafting of Albanian legislation, starting with the Constitution and many other normative acts. She has also given lectures on Constitutional Law Constitutional law is a body of law which defines the role, powers, and structure of different entities within a State (polity), state, namely, the executive (government), executive, the parliament or legislature, and the judiciary; as well as th .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ballanca, Erinda Ombudspersons in Albania Living people 1973 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ombudsman
An ombudsman (, also ,), ombud, ombuds, ombudswoman, ombudsperson or public advocate is an official who is usually appointed by the government or by parliament (usually with a significant degree of independence) to investigate complaints and attempt to resolve them, usually through recommendations (binding or not) or mediation. Ombudsmen sometimes also aim to identify systemic issues leading to poor service or breaches of people's rights. At the national level, most ombudsmen have a wide mandate to deal with the entire public sector, and sometimes also elements of the private sector (for example, contracted service providers). In some cases, there is a more restricted mandate, for example with particular sectors of society. More recent developments have included the creation of specialized children's ombudsmen. In some countries, an inspector general, citizen advocate or other official may have duties similar to those of a national ombudsman and may also be appointed by a legi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albanian Constitution
The present Constitution of the Republic of Albania ( sq, Kushtetuta e Republikës së Shqipërisë) was adopted by the Parliament of Albania on 21 October 1998 and certified by presidential decree on 28 November 1998, following a failed referendum which was boycotted by the opposition. It is split up over many different acts. The document succeeded the 1976 Constitution, originally adopted at the creation of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania on 28 December 1976 and heavily amended on 29 April 1991. The present Constitution defines Albania as a unitary parliamentary constitutional republic. It has a unicameral legislature composed of 140 members, who elect the President as the head of state, the Cabinet, which consists of the Prime Minister as the head of government, Deputy Prime Minister and all other Ministers. The Constitution is divided into 18 parts which sanction a parliamentary democracy, people's sovereignty and fundamental rights of the citizens as well as other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albanian Parliament
The Parliament of Albania ( sq, Kuvendi i Shqipërisë) or Kuvendi is the unicameral representative body of the citizens of the Republic of Albania; it is Albania's legislature. The Parliament is composed of no less than 140 members elected to a four-year term on the basis of direct, universal, periodic and equal suffrage by secret ballot. The Parliament is presided over by the Speaker, who is assisted by at least one deputy speaker. The electoral system is based on party-list proportional representation. There are 12 multi-seat constituencies, corresponding to the country's counties. The Parliament's powers are defined by the Constitution of Albania. It is responsible to amend the borders of Albania or the Constitution, passes all laws, approves the cabinet, supervises the work of the government, declares war, decides on cessation of hostilities, adopts the state's budgets and approves the state's accounts. Another duties includes, calling referendums, performs elections and app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ermir Dobjani
Ermir Dobjani (born 6 April 1953, in Kavajë) is an Albanian lawyer who served as Albania's first Ombudsman (), a post he held from 2000 to 2010. Career Dobjani graduated with Honors in Law from the Faculty of Political Science and Law at the University of Tirana The University of Tirana ( sq, Universiteti i Tiranës, abbreviated UT) is a public university located at the central borough of Tirana 10 in Tirana, Albania. It was established as the ''State University of Tirana'' in 1957 through merging of ... in 1976. From 1981 to 1988 he was an external lecturer of administrative law in this faculty, and from 1989 to 1991 he worked as an internal lecturer and directed the Public Law Department. In 1994, Dobjani founded the Dobjani Lawyers law office, which operated for six years until 2000, when the office was temporarily closed due to the public office which Dobjani was elected to. From February 2000 to February 2010, Dobjani was elected from the Albanian Parliament for two m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igli Totozani
Igli Totozani (born 18 February 1973, in Tirana) is an Albanian lawyer who served as Albania's second Ombudsman () from 2011 to 2017. Career Totozani studied at the University of Geneva in Switzerland where he successfully defended his master's degree in European studies and Political science respectively. In 2001 he won the Jean Louis de Claparede Award from the University of Geneva. He has served as an Advisor to the Albanian Prime Minister on issues like Education and European Integration. In March 2016, Totozani was reelected as President of the Mediterranean Ombudsmans Association (AOM). He has been a vocal supporter for the rights of the LGBT ' is an initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. In use since the 1990s, the initialism, as well as some of its common variants, functions as an umbrella term for sexuality and gender identity. The LGBT term is a ... community in Albania. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Totozani, Igli Ombudspersons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judiciary Of Albania
The Judiciary of Albania interprets and applies the law of Albania. Albania's judicial system is a civil law system divided between courts with regular civil and criminal jurisdiction and administrative courts. Albanian law is codified and based on the French law. It is governed by the High Council of Justice ''(Këshilli i Lartë i Drejtësisë)'', and its management is aided by the office of the President of Albania, the Ministry of Justice, and the various courts chairpersons. The judiciary is defined under the Constitution ''(Kushtetuta)'' and Law with a hierarchical structure, with the Constitutional Court ''(Gjykata Kushtetuese)'' and the Supreme Court ''(Gjykata e Lartë)'' at the apex. The District Courts ''(Gjykatat e Rrethit Gjyqësor)'' are the primary trial courts, and the Courts of Appeal ''(Gjykatat e Apelit)'' are the primary appellate courts. The judiciary faces many problems and a widespread lack of confidence but is making progress in recent times. There have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
