Civil Disobedience and Civil Culture

摘要

Mate Szabo writes about the role of the Ombudsman position and raises the question what the relationship and link is between the Ombudsman and the citizens who break the law focusing on the protection of constitutional rights. Mate Szabo thinks that both of the two roles are important to protect the "culture of citizens' rights" (reactive role) and also to improve them (proactive role). Both of the ombudsman position and the civil disobedience are in an intermediary sphere between the state and the civil society, but the ombudsman is nearer to the "upper" pole, the areas of constitution, rule of law and practice of law. The study then analyzes the potential improvements of the Hungarian ombudsman system and finally introduces the importance of the children's rights by suggesting creating a special ombudsman position.