Abstract An ombudsman can be categorised as a classical or human rights ombudsman institution. Both address the protection of children and their rights in investigations and other ombudsman activities. Case studies explore the child protection work of classical ombudsman (Ontario and British Columbia, Canada; New South Wales, Australia) and human rights ombudsman (Spain national level and Catalonia; Greece) institutions. While a human rights ombudsman enjoys a stronger arsenal with which to address and improve children's rights protection, in some instances the classical ombudsman model is being used and adapted to enhance the protection of children and their rights. Legal provisions and institutional practices for both types of institutions to improve their effectiveness in protecting children's rights are listed.

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监察员与保护儿童权利

摘要 监察员可以归类为经典或人权监察员机构。两者都涉及在调查和其他监察员活动中保护儿童及其权利。案例研究探讨了传统监察员（加拿大安大略省和不列颠哥伦比亚省；澳大利亚新南威尔士州）和人权监察员（西班牙国家级和加泰罗尼亚；希腊）机构的儿童保护工作。虽然人权监察员拥有更强大的武器库来处理和改善儿童权利保护，但在某些情况下，经典监察员模式正在被使用和改编，以加强对儿童及其权利的保护。列出了两类机构提高保护儿童权利有效性的法律规定和机构做法。