Remáč, Milan --- "The European Ombudsman and the Court of Justice of the EuropeanUnion: competition or symbiosis in promoting transparency?" [2018] ELECD 1062; in Hertogh, Marc; Kirkham, Richard (eds), "Research Handbook on the Ombudsman" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018) 133

Book Title: Research Handbook on the Ombudsman

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

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN: 9781786431240

Section: Chapter 8

Section Title: The European Ombudsman and the Court of Justice of the EuropeanUnion: competition or symbiosis in promoting transparency?

Author(s): Remáč, Milan

Number of pages: 18

Abstract/Description:

Ombudsmen and the judiciary are two different institutions with two different sets of competences and remits. Although they have some clearly different competences, there might be a grey area where their remits come together and potentially overlap i.e., an area where ombudsmen and the judiciary alike provide protection to individuals by assessing their complaints or by dealing with their legal actions. The possible overlap between the competences of these institutions can give the impression that there is some competition between the two or that the ombudsmen assume a position that does not really belong to them. This chapter first, aims to provide a short general overview of the most striking competence-based differences and similarities between ombudsmen and the judiciary and second, to illustrate the overlaps it discusses the specific relations between the European Ombudsman and the Court of Justice of the European Union.