Iceland’s Ombudsman for Children Act
Extract:
Article 3:
"The Ombudsman for Children shall strive to ensure that the rights, needs and interests of children are given full consideration by public authorities, individuals, societies and other associations of individuals and representatives of legal persons. In the course of his work the Ombudsman for Children shall give instructions and make proposals for the furtherance of children’s interests in all walks of life.
"In particular the Ombudsman shall:
a) take the lead in promoting policymaking discussion on children’s matters among the public;
b) put forward proposals for the improvement of legal procedures and administrative instructions directly relevant to children;
c) seek to further observance of international agreements ratified by Iceland relative to children’s rights and well-being, as well as to advocate the ratification of other agreements on this subject;
d) take action with such means as are at his disposal when he considers that the rights, needs and interests of children in society have been infringed through acts or omissions of those listed in paragraph 1 above;
e) be instrumental in fostering public awareness of legislation and other rules regarding children and young people and seek to encourage research in this area.
"Where the Ombudsman for Children considers that the provisions of sub-paragraph d) above may have been broken he shall direct a reasoned opinion to the party involved together with his proposals for remedy, if applicable".