LEGAL GUARANTEES OF THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF STATE BODIES IN THE SYSTEM OF HANDLING APPEALS

Abstract

The article analyses the system for handling appeals of individuals and legal entities in Uzbekistan. The author argues that responding to an appeal does not in itself make a state body accountable. Accountability requires three conditions to be set out in law: review of the body’s response by an independent actor, a clear criterion of a “resolved” appeal, and openness of results to the Parliament and the public. National legislation is compared with international standards and with the experience of Germany and the Republic of Korea. The study finds that guarantees for submitting and considering appeals are sufficiently established in law, while the conditions of accountability are only partly met. Amendments to the laws on appeals, on the Ombudsman and on parliamentary oversight are proposed.