Tai, Benny Y. T. --- "The ombudsman and the rule of law" [2018] ELECD 1061; in Hertogh, Marc; Kirkham, Richard (eds), "Research Handbook on the Ombudsman" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018) 113

Book Title: Research Handbook on the Ombudsman

Editor(s): Hertogh, Marc; Kirkham, Richard

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN: 9781786431240

Section: Chapter 7

Section Title: The ombudsman and the rule of law

Author(s): Tai, Benny Y. T.

Number of pages: 20

Abstract/Description:

The goals of Rule of Law include providing behavioural guidance for citizens, maintaining social order by ensuring government officials are bound by law in their exercise of powers, constraining governmental powers to prevent arbitrariness and achieving justice by protecting rights of citizens. A multi-level approach of the Rule of Law shows how the Rule of Law may develop to attain more sophisticated goals at different stages. The Ombudsman as a mechanism of the Rule of Law also evolves into diversified forms with flexible jurisdictions and powers and plays key roles at different stages of the development of the Rule of Law.