THE PROTECTION OF WHISTLEBLOWERS - THE NEED AND THE PURPOSE OF REGULATIONS ON THE PROGRAMME TO ACQUIRE SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF WHISTLE-BLOWERS Cover Image

ZAŠTITA UZBUNJIVAČA - POTREBA DONOŠENjA I CILj PRAVILNIKA O PROGRAMU STICANJA POSEBNIH ZNANJA U VEZI SA ZAŠTITOM UZBUNJIVAČA
THE PROTECTION OF WHISTLEBLOWERS - THE NEED AND THE PURPOSE OF REGULATIONS ON THE PROGRAMME TO ACQUIRE SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF WHISTLE-BLOWERS

Author(s): Vesna Bilbija
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Published by: Интернационални Универзитет у Новом Пазару
Keywords: Alert; Whistle-blower; Protection of Whistle-blowers; Law Regulations

Summary/Abstract: The commitment of the Republic of Serbia for the resolute fight against corruption which includes creation of the normative framework, systematic construction and strengthening of institutions as a precondition for the efficient fight against corruption, was confirmed by passing the National Strategy for combating against corruption for the period from year 2013 until 2018 and the accompanying Action Plan. By passing the Law on Protection of Whistle-blowers, the Republic of Serbia has taken the necessary steps towards the establishing of the normative framework and capacity for determined combat against corruption and at the same times it realizes the obligations undertaken from the international acts, and above all the recommendations of the Group of states for the combat against corruption of the Council of Europe (GRECO).Based on the Act 17 and Act 25 paragraph 3 of the Law on Protection of the Whistle-blowers, the Minister of Justice has passed the following sub-legal documents: Regulations on the manner of internal alert, on the manner of choosing the person in charge with the employer, and also concerning other matters of importance for internal alert with the employer with more than ten employees and the Regulations on the Programme to acquire specialized knowledge concerning the protection of whistle-blowers.

  • Issue Year: 4/2016
  • Issue No: 07
  • Page Range: 34-48
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Serbian