OMBUDSMAN: THE GUARDIAN OF CITIZENSHIP RIGHTS, THE INITIATOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS

The major objective of this article is to introduce the institution of ombudsman as one of the most common institutions in administrative law in many countries. Having this goal in mind, in the first section, the authors endeavor to analyze the course of development of the institution of ombudsman, as well as its significance and functions. In the second section, they present a score of cases of successful use of this institution. Finally, they try to find answers to the following questions: Is there any similar institution in Iran's administrative law? If the answer is yes, does this Iranian institution operate as a proper ombudsman or should we establish an ombudsman of Iranian type?