With the Constitution of the Republic of Croatia from 1990, the structure of the state and legal system was enriched with a new institution - the Ombudsman. The introduction of this institution into the legal system of the Republic of Croatia is a consequence of the growing efforts to care for the rights and freedoms of man and citizen, as well as the desire to avoid possible arbitrariness of public authorities in their daily relations with citizens. According to the Constitution of the Republic of Croatia, the Ombudsman is a proxy of the Croatian Parliament for the promotion and protection of human rights and freedoms established by the Constitution, laws and international legal acts on human rights and freedoms adopted by the Republic of Croatia. The main goal of the Ombudsman is to protect the constitutional and legal rights of citizens that may be violated by illegal or improper work of state bodies, bodies of local and regional self-government units and bodies with public authority. The Ombudsman is elected by the Croatian Parliament for a term of eight years with the possibility of re-election.