management in public prosecutor's offices 281, Rulebook on the House Rules of the
Penitentiary-Correctional Institutions and District Prisons282, Rulebook on the House Rules of
Juvenile Correctional Facilities 283, etc.
The Protector of Citizens adheres in his work to the principles and standards adopted between
ombudsmen and national human rights institutions, including, the “Belgrade Principles on
the Relationship between the National Human Rights Institutions and Parliaments”284 and the
“Ljubljana Conclusions on the Relationship between the Ombudsman and the Judicial
Bodies”.
The Constitution and the Law on the Protector of Citizens reflect the majority of the standards
contained in the key international documents which regulate and promote and propose
standards for ombudsmen and national human rights institutions.285 The Protector of Citizens
is accredited with the highest “A” status with the International Coordinating Committee of
National Human Rights Institutions (renamed to Global Alliance of National Human Rights
Institutions) for results and independence in his work.286
International documents emphasize the importance of financial independence and the
necessity to provide adequate resources for the smooth and efficient work of the Protector of
Citizens. Supporting this is the report of the Secretary General287 and Resolution of the United
Nations General Assembly288 from 2017 on the establishment and functioning of the Protector
of Citizens, i.e. national institutions for the protection of human rights. The Paris Principles,
adopted as an annex to the UN General Assembly Resolution 48/134 in December 1993,
represent the most complete document dealing with national human rights institutions so far.
It unambiguously proclaims the importance of financial independence.289
The Council of Europe in its Recommendation 1615 from 2003, adopted by the Parliamentary
Assembly, “concludes that some characteristics are essential for the efficient operation of the
Ombudsman institution”, and among them also includes “guaranteed resources to carry out
all tasks entrusted to the Ombudsman ... and a complete autonomy of his budget and staff.”290
Article 60 Paragraph 1, “Official Gazette of RS“, no. 57/2019.
“Official Gazette of RS“, no. 110/14 and 79/16.
283 “Official Gazette of RS“, no. 71/06.
284 Available at: http://www.ombudsman.rs/attachments/2181_Beogradski%20principi.pdf
285Resolution
of the General Assembly UN48/134, so-called “Paris Principles” available at:
http://www.un.org/documents/ga/res/48/a48r134.htm; Resolution of the General Assembly UN 66/169 on
national institutions for protection and promotion of human rights available at: http://daccess-ddsny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N11/468/96/PDF/N1146896.pdf?OpenElement; Resolution of the General
Assembly 67/163 on the role of ombudsman, mediator and other national institutions for the protection and
promotion
of
human
rights
available
at:
http://daccess-ddsny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N12/488/38/PDF/N1248838.pdf?OpenElement; Resolution of Parliamentary
Assembly 1959/13 on the strengthening of the institution of ombudsman in Europe available at
http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/X2H-Xref-ViewPDF.asp?FileID=20232&lang=en;
Recommendation of the Parliamentary Assembly 1615/03 on the institution of ombudsman available at:
http://assembly.coe.int/main.asp?link=/documents/adoptedtext/ta03/erec1615.htm; Venice Commission of the
Council of Europe, the Compilation of documents on the institution of ombudsman available at:
http://www.venice.coe.int/webforms/documents/CDL(2011)079-e.aspx.
286 The certificate was handed in 2016 by the Global Alliance of National Institutions for the Promotion and
Protection of Human Rights (hereinafter: GANHRI), whose accreditation process is supervised by the United
Nations.
287 Available at: https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1301905/files/A_72_230-EN.pdf
288 Available at: https://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/72/186
289 Resolution 48/134 which contains Paris Principles available at:
http://www.un.org/documents/ga/res/48/a48r134.htm.
290 Recommendation of the Parliamentary Assembly 1615/03 on the institution of ombudsman, available at:
http://assembly.coe.int/main.asp?link=/documents/adoptedtext/ta03/erec1615.htm.
281
282
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