This book provides guidance to the laws of whistleblowing in the EU banking and financial sector.Covering all the relevant EU legislation, including the Directive on the protection of whistleblowers, the book provides insights from France, Luxembourg, and Ireland alongside the relevant international, Council of Europe, and US laws. Following the adoption of the Directive on whistleblowing, the book offers the necessary understanding of the legal landscape, relevant case-law analysis, and examples stemming from EU and US jurisdictions.Providing clarity and expert analysis in a complex area, the book is a must-read for researchers, government officials, and practitioners.
Dimitrios Kafteranis is Associate Professor of Law at the Centre for Resilient Business and Society, Coventry University, UK.
Introduction1. The International Legal Framework: An Overview of International and ECHR Law2. The US Legal Answers as a Blueprint for Europe3. Sectoral Provisions on the Protection of Whistleblowers in the EU Banking and Financial Sector4. A Controversial Legal Basis to Address an Urgent Need for an EU Protection of Whistleblowers5. Shaping the Concept of Blowing the Whistle: Definition6. The Dilemma for the Whistleblower: Report Internally or Externally?7. Elements of Protection for WhistleblowersConcluding Remarks