How opinions of the Czech Ombudsman influence the decision-making of administrative courts

Abstract

The paper deals with the possibilities the Czech Ombudsman has to influence the decision-making of the administrative courts in the Czech Republic. It describes both direct and indirect means of their influence, with the emphasis on the indirect means, as the direct means are very limited in the Czech Republic and are rarely used. The first part is concerned with the enumeration of means of how the opinions of the Ombudsman can become known to the administrative courts and their description and analyses the efficiency of the means described. The second part deals with the problems which occur while trying to assess their efficiency and mentions possible improvements.