Whistleblower Protection by the Council of Europe, the European Court of Human Rights and the European Union

Hava Yurttagül is a Doctor of Law. After a double degree in French and German law and an LL.M. in European and International law, she pursued a doctoral degree in the field of European whistleblower protection at the Saarland University, Germany. She also worked for different international organizations, including the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

• Part 1: Whistleblower laws: An international perspective.- The Genesis of “Whistleblowing”.- Who is a whistleblower under the law?.- Blowing the whistle on wrongdoing.- Dedicated reporting channels.- Protective measures and Incentives.- Protection of whistleblowers within international organization.- Intermediate conclusion.- Part 2: Whistleblower protection by the Council of Europe.-  Introduction.- The initiating role of the Parliamentary Assembly.- The Committee of Ministers’ Recommendation: A foundation stone for whistleblower protection in Europe.- Whistleblowers and national security.- Better protection for whistleblowers.- Intermediate Conclusion.- Part 3: Whistleblower protection under the European Convention on Human Rights.- The protection of whistleblowers under Article 10 ECHR.- A precedent-setting case: The Guja ruling of the ECtHR.- The ECtHR whistleblower protection principles: The six Whistleblowing criteria.- Intermediate Conclusion.-  PART 4: Whistleblowersand the European Union.- Introduction.-  Whistleblower protection regulations within EU Institutions.- When EU whistleblowers go to Court.- Existing whistleblowing rules in sectorial secondary legislation.- A new Whistleblower directive: Toward stronger protection in the EU. Conclusion​.