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Preface

This publication was created as part of a research project entitled “In Search of a Model for the Legal Protection of a Whistleblower in the Workplace,” Reg. No. 2017/25/N/HS5/00563, financed by the National Science Centre (Poland). The work attempts to propose legal solutions in the field of whistleblower protection that could be applied in the Polish legal order. The postulated assumptions seek to enable whistleblowers report perceived irregularities in the workplace without fear of negative consequences for their actions. The postulates result from the analysis of the literature, case law, and selected existing legal acts around the world in the field of whistleblower protection.

In Chapter I, I scrutinize the regulations on whistleblowing in the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Romania, Slovenia, Ireland, Italy, France, and other selected countries. The reflections contained in this part also apply to the Directive on the protection of persons who report breaches of union law adopted on October 7, 2019, by the Council of the European Union. Member States are required to implement its provisions within their national legal order within two years. Moreover, I also discuss the legacy of the European Court of Human Rights. ECHR jurisprudence shapes the way human rights are understood in Poland, which may help people who report irregularities in the workplace, because it is binding in Polish courts and failure to comply exposes the state to liability for damages.

Whereas Chapter II analyzes in detail Polish legal regulations on the protection of persons who report irregularities. Finally, Chapter III overviews planned regulations – at the time of this book’s preparation – which refer to whistleblowing and the protection of whistleblowers. This chapter also presents the doctrinal proposal of a model for the legal protection of whistleblowers in workplace. The Conclusion summarizes the study conducted in this book.