| Constitution 2001

| Law No. 3094/2003
The new Law n.3094/2003 which has substituted the 2477/97 has introduced among others two significant additions to the Ombudsman's jurisdiction:

• The Ombudsman has assumed the mission of defending and promoting children's rights. For the protection of children's rights the Ombudsman also has jurisdiction over matters involving private individuals, physical or legal persons, who violate children's rights.
• Jurisdiction over public bodies, such as state private law entities, public corporations, local government enterprises and undertakings whose management is directly or indirectly determined by the state by means of an administrative decision or as a shareholder.

| Presidential Decree No. 273