An Ombudsman for the protection of Children’s Rights In Chile Comparative Law study

Authors

  • Ana María Moure Doctora en Derecho Europeo, Universidad de Alcalá, España/Universidad TU Dresden, Alemania, Master (LLM) en Derecho Comunitario Europeo, Universidad de Leiden, Holanda. Departamento de Derecho Internacional, Facultad de Derecho, Universidad de Chile

Abstract

The creation of an Ombudsman for Children is part of a comprehensive system for the protection of children’s rights and can give higher priority to the state level in the design of public policies in this matter. As an alternative mechanism of control of the activities of public authorities, this improves the rule of law and democracy.

Keywords:

Ombudsman for Children, non- jurisdictional mechanisms for the protection of the rights of the child