Whistleblowing - A Comparative Study

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Whistleblowing Around the World: A Comparative Analysis of Whistleblowing in 23 Countries....Pages 3-30
Front Matter....Pages 31-31
The Legal Response to Whistleblowing in Canada: Managing Disclosures by the “Up the Ladder” Principle....Pages 33-72
The Protection of Whistleblowers in the Republic of Croatia....Pages 73-100
Protection and Support for Whistleblowers: The Cypriot Experience....Pages 101-113
Whistleblowing: National Report for the Czech Republic....Pages 115-123
Whistleblowing: National Report for France....Pages 125-154
Duty to Loyalty, Fundamental Rights, and Public Policy: German Whistleblowing Law Between Conflicting Values....Pages 155-179
Whistleblowing: National Report for Ireland....Pages 181-186
The Whistleblowing Dilemma in Malta Continues: A Personal View and Analysis....Pages 187-202
Country Report: The Kingdom of the Netherlands....Pages 203-219
Whistleblowing in Poland According to Legislation and Case Law....Pages 221-234
Portugal: The Protection of the Whistleblower from the Perspective of a Country Without Specific Legislation....Pages 235-242
Romania: First Steps to Whistleblowers’ Protection....Pages 243-262
Protection of Persons Reporting Corruption and Other Whistleblowers in the Republic of Slovenia....Pages 263-277
Financial Incentives and Truth-Telling: The Growth of Whistle-Blowing Legislation in the United States....Pages 279-310
Back Matter....Pages 311-341