The future of the Whistle-blowing Directive: criticising its legal bases
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10.26494/QMLJ72466
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The legal protection of whistle-blowers has recently received considerable
attention from the legal community. Due to several scandals such as Luxleaks and Panama
Papers, the legal status of whistle-blowers has become a starting point of discussion for
governments, legal scholars, and regulators. In October 2019, the European Union took a
significant step by adopting the Directive 2019/1937 on the protection of persons who report
breaches of Union law. This Directive is significant as it is the first EU text offering protection
to whistle-blowers at the EU level. This article will analyse the legal bases of the Directive and
argue that the fragile nature of several of these bases means that they may be challenged before
the Court of Justice of the European Union. Secondly, the goal of the article is to examine the
role of the right to freedom of expression, as interpreted by the European Court of Human
Rights, with respect to the Directive.
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Kafteranis, DimitriosCollections
- Queen Mary Law Journal [38]
- Queen Mary Law Journal [38]
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