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The Legal Framework of Whistleblowers’ Protection in Ukraine and in the Czech Republic

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  • Sviatun Olena
  • Škurek Martin

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The Directive (EU) no. 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of October 23rd 2019 on the Protection of Persons Who Report Breaches of Union Law (further ‘the Directive’) was published on November 26th 2019 and went into effect in December of 2019. Considering its importance, the presented article deals with the issue of legal regulation of whistleblowers’ protection in both Ukraine and the Czech Republic. The existing Ukrainian legislation is not lacking certain deficiencies. First of all, there is the need to introduce a broad definition of the term “whistle blower” so that whistleblowers of violations of human rights, environmental standards, food safety and household items, public interests, etc. were also subject to protection. As for the Czech Republic, from an analysis of the Act on the Protection of Whistleblowers, it is clear that this Act is obviously a failed result of the Directive’s transposition.

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  • Sviatun Olena & Škurek Martin, 2023. "The Legal Framework of Whistleblowers’ Protection in Ukraine and in the Czech Republic," European Studies - The Review of European Law, Economics and Politics, Sciendo, vol. 10(1), pages 157-182, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:eurstu:v:10:y:2023:i:1:p:157-182:n:9
    DOI: 10.2478/eustu-2023-0007
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