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- ↑ This section is based on the following references: The official page of Chancellor of Justice of Finland, retrieved 11-8-2007, and Constitution of Finland (731/1999), especially §§ 69, 106, 108, 110–114
- ↑ "Estonian model of the institution of the Chancellor of Justice". Office of the Chancellor of Justice (Estonia). Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
