030339 KU EU Whistleblowing and Compliance (2025S)

2.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 3 - Rechtswissenschaften

Continuous assessment of course work

Mo 17.03. 10:30-12:00 Seminarraum SEM63 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Registration is open from Tu 11.02.2025 00:01 to Th 27.02.2025 23:59
Deregistration possible until Mo 17.03.2025 23:59

Details

max. 40 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Beata Baran-Wesolowska

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

N Monday 17.03. 10:30 - 12:00 Seminarraum SEM63 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
Tuesday 18.03. 09:00 - 10:30 Seminarraum SEM34 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG
Tuesday 18.03. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum SEM34 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG
Wednesday 19.03. 09:00 - 10:30 Seminarraum SEM34 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG
Thursday 20.03. 09:00 - 10:30 Seminarraum SEM34 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG
Thursday 20.03. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum SEM34 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course will cover the fundamental principles of protecting individuals who report irregularities (whistleblowers) under European Union law. The course will address the legal framework, procedures, and challenges associated with whistleblowing, and students will learn to identify and analyze key compliance aspects in this area.

Methods: The course will be delivered through a series of interactive lectures, discussions, and case studies. Students will have the opportunity to apply their knowledge to practical situations involving whistleblowing.

Aims: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
Define the concept of whistleblowing and explain its significance for organizational integrity and transparency.
Discuss the fundamental legal protections for whistleblowers under the EU Directive.
Identify various types of irregularities that can be reported.
Describe both internal and external reporting procedures.
Analyze the obligations of employers and other entities related to whistleblower protection.
Assess the potential consequences of reporting irregularities for whistleblowers.
Apply the acquired knowledge to practical situations involving whistleblowing.

Assessment and permitted materials

The exam will be administered through a digital multiple choice test on Moodle.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

At least 50% of the points must be achieved.

Examination topics

Discussed in class.

Reading list

Gerdemann Simon, Europe’s New Whistleblowing Laws’, Universitätsverlag Göttingen 2023
https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/75558/gerdemann_whistleblowing.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Kobroń-Gąsiorowska Łucja, European Union model of whistleblowing (in: ) Review of European and Comparative Law 2022, vol 48, no 1
https://czasopisma.kul.pl/index.php/recl/article/view/12971/12260

Lan Yurttagül Hava Charlotte, Whistleblower Protection by the Council of Europe, the European Court of Human Rights and the European Union. An Emerging Consensus, Springer 2021 (via Springer Nature Database)

Teichmann Fabian Maximilian Johannes, Wittmann Chiara, Cultural aspects of the EU-Whistleblowing Directive (in: ) Journal of Financial Crime 2023, Vol. 30 No. 4 https://doi.org/10.1108/JFC-04-2022-0091 (via Emerald Insight Database)

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