Polish Financial Ombudsman’s Responsibilities within Protection of Economic Human Rights and Liberties

Abstract

The subject of this paper is the issue of protection of economic human rights and liberties by means of instruments disposed of by the Financial Ombudsman. The work presents responsibilities of the Financial Ombudsman with regard to protection of human rights and freedoms. The paper features his competences in relation to the institutions of the financial market and indicates the options of the individual while seeking help of the Ombudsman in the case of breaching its economic rights and freedoms. It has been observed that the scope of the Ombudsman's tools has been greatly expanded comparing to the institution of the Insurance Ombudsman from the past. On the other hand, as a specialised institution, the Financial Ombudsman is characterised by increased effectiveness in pursuing economical rights of a client comparing to previous judicial and extrajudicial institutions.