Civil society participation in protecting and monitoring the constitutional social rights’ observance

Abstract

The article deals with the activities of non-governmental organizations, other representatives of the civil society of the Republic of Moldova in protecting and monitoring the observance of constitutional social human rights. The analysis of the norms of the current legislation of the Republic of Moldova regulating the activities of NGOs that determine the scope of their powers to monitor the implementation of legal norms is conducted. Attention is paid to the People's Advocate (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Moldova as one of the participants in the process of monitoring the observance of social human rights. A classification of civil society institutions involved in the protection of social human rights is proposed, and some proposals are offered concerning amendments and additions of the Republic of Moldova’ s current legislation.

Keywords

• social constitutional rights
• non-profit organizations
• people's lawyer