Whistleblowing Around the World: A Comparative Analysis of Whistleblowing in 23 Countries

This chapter gives a general overview of whistleblowing around the world. Its purpose is to disclose commonalities and differences between several jurisdictions and to give a general idea of what constitutes whistleblowing. The chapter is based on the country reports published in this volume and on a number of additional country reports the essence of which is given account of in the tabula in Part III. This chapter is also an updated version of the general report presented to the International Academy of Comparative Law at the XIXth International Congress of Comparative Law in Vienna.