of evidence of the success of these approaches; and the lack of a common conceptual framework for understanding policy and legal approaches to whistleblowing across different legal systems, including those where whistleblower protection may be strong but not reflected in purpose legislation. international interest, there is no single or …[N]otwithstanding ‘ideal’ law that can be readily developed or applied for most, let alone all ‘model’ countries. This is due to the diverse and intricate ways in which such mechanisms must rely on, and integrate with, a range of other regimes in any given jurisdiction. Sources for Best Practices What should a good whistleblower law look like? There are various sources that one can turn to in order to try to extract the best aspects or elements of a whistleblower “good” law. Some of the leading sources for determining best practices in regard to designing a sound and effective legal regime for whistleblowers include the following: David Banisar, International Standards and Developments” in “Whistleblowing: Irma E Sandoval, ed, Contemporary Debates on Corruption and Transparency: Rethinking State, Market, and Society (World Bank, Institute for Social Research, UNAM, 2011), online: <>. CleanGovBiz, Protection: Encouraging Reporting” (July 2012), “Whistleblower online: OECD <>. Tom Devine & Shelley Walden, Best Practices for Whistleblower “International Policies” (13 March 2013), online: Government Accountability Project <>. Paul Latimer & AJ Brown, Laws: International Best Practice” “Whistleblower (2008) 31:3 UNSW LJ 766, online: <>. Transparency International, Draft Principles for Whistleblowing “Recommended Legislation” (2009), online: <>. Simon Wolfe et al., Protection Laws in G20 Countries: Priorities for “Whistleblower Action” (September 2014), online: <>. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, United Nations Convention “The against Corruption: Resource Guide on Good Practices in the Protection of Reporting Persons” (August 2015), online: <>. General Characteristics of Best Practices While the scope and significance of the appropriate elements of best practices are open to reasonable dispute, academics and organizations tend to focus on five broad areas: (1) scope and clarity of legislation, (2) mechanisms for disclosure, (3) protection of identity, (4)
of evidence of the success of these approaches; and the lack of a common conceptual framework for understanding policy and legal approaches to whistleblowing across different legal systems, including those where whistleblower protection may be strong but not reflected in legislation. …[N]otwithstanding international interest, there is no single ‘ideal’ or ‘model’ law that can be readily developed or applied for most, let alone all countries. This is due to the diverse and intricate ways in which such mechanisms must rely on, and integrate with, a range of other regimes in any given jurisdiction. Sources for Best Practices What should a good whistleblower law look like? There are various sources that one can turn to in order to try to extract the best aspects or elements of a “good” whistleblower law. Some of the leading sources for determining best practices in regard to designing a sound and effective legal regime for whistleblowers include the following: David Banisar, “Whistleblowing: International Standards and Developments” in Irma E Sandoval, ed, Contemporary Debates on Corruption and Transparency: Rethinking State, Market, and Society (World Bank, Institute for Social Research, UNAM, 2011), online: <>. CleanGovBiz, “Whistleblower Protection: Encouraging Reporting” (July 2012), online: OECD <>. Tom Devine & Shelley Walden, “International Best Practices for Whistleblower Policies” (13 March 2013), online: Government Accountability Project <>. Paul Latimer & AJ Brown, “Whistleblower Laws: International Best Practice” (2008) 31:3 UNSW LJ 766, online: <>. Transparency International, “Recommended Draft Principles for Whistleblowing Legislation” (2009), online: <>. Simon Wolfe et al., “Whistleblower Protection Laws in G20 Countries: Priorities for Action” (September 2014), online: <>. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, “The United Nations Convention against Corruption: Resource Guide on Good Practices in the Protection of Reporting Persons” (August 2015), online: <>. General Characteristics of Best Practices While the scope and significance of the appropriate elements of best practices are open to reasonable dispute, academics and organizations tend to focus on five broad areas: (1) scope and clarity of legislation, (2) mechanisms for disclosure, (3) protection of identity, (4) purpose
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