{"id":2147,"date":"2025-03-03T13:37:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T13:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.aoholdings.net\/chraj2\/?page_id=2147"},"modified":"2025-04-07T15:55:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T15:55:30","slug":"administration-justice-mandate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.aoholdings.net\/chraj2\/administration-justice-mandate\/","title":{"rendered":"Administration Justice Mandate"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2147\" class=\"elementor elementor-2147\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-524df1e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"524df1e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76e609d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"76e609d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n    <h1>CHRAJ - Administrative Justice Mandate<\/h1>\n\n    <div class=\"highlight\">\n        <p>CHRAJ ensures fairness, accountability, and transparency in public administration in Ghana.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <h2>Mandate<\/h2>\n    <p>As the Ombudsman of Ghana, CHRAJ ensures that public officials act fairly and avoid arbitrariness or bias.<\/p>\n    <p>The Administrative Justice functions of CHRAJ replace the former Ombudsman\u2019s office, originally created in 1970.<\/p>\n\n    <h2>Investigations & Responsibilities<\/h2>\n    <p>The Commission is responsible for investigating:<\/p>\n    <ul>\n        <li>Maladministration, abuse of power, and unfair treatment by public officials.<\/li>\n        <li>Discrimination, delays, omissions, or failures by public institutions.<\/li>\n        <li>Actions of government ministries, departments, and agencies causing injustice or hardship.<\/li>\n        <li>Unequal access to recruitment into public services (MDAs, Police, Prisons, Armed Forces, etc.).<\/li>\n        <li>Cases of maladministration, abuse of office, or unfair treatment.<\/li>\n        <li>Public education efforts to ensure accountability in government.<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n\n    <h2>Powers of the Commission<\/h2>\n    <ul>\n        <li>Can request institutions or individuals to submit documents, records, or information for investigations.<\/li>\n        <li>Can summon institutions or individuals to appear before the Commission.<\/li>\n        <li>Can take legal action to ensure compliance with its recommendations.<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n\n    <h2>Matters Outside the Commission\u2019s Mandate<\/h2>\n    <ul>\n        <li>Cases already pending in court.<\/li>\n        <li>Disputes between the Government of Ghana and another government or international organization.<\/li>\n        <li>Cases where the President exercises the prerogative of mercy (such as pardons).<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<style>\n    .container {\n      \n    }\n    h1, h2 {\n        color: #333;\n    }\n    h1 {\n        text-align: center;\n        margin-bottom: 20px;\n    }\n    h2 {\n        \n        padding-bottom: 5px;\n        margin-top: 20px;\n    }\n    ul {\n        list-style: none;\n        padding: 0;\n    }\n    ul li {\n        padding: 5px 0;\n    }\n    .highlight {\n        background: #3a3a9c;\n        color: #fff;\n        padding: 10px;\n        border-radius: 5px;\n        text-align: center;\n    }\n<\/style>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHRAJ &#8211; Administrative Justice Mandate CHRAJ ensures fairness, accountability, and transparency in public administration in Ghana. 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