Ochrona sygnalistów (whistleblowers) w kontekście wolności wypowiedzi
Whistleblower protection from the freedom of speech perspective

Summary/Abstract: Whistleblower protection is mainly a subject of interest for labour law. However, the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights indicates the relations between whistleblower protection and freedom of speech protection. A person who discloses information about certain irregularities exercises the right to impart information, which is protected by the Polish Constitution as well as by the European Convention on Human Rights. Whistleblowing allows public institutions to be subjected to scrutiny and increases transparency in public life. Hence, a democratic society should protect a person who discloses irregularities from any sanctions that may be imposed. The aim of this paper is to establish under which circumstances a person disclosing information should enjoy protection as a whistleblower, to analyse the relations between whistleblower protection and the freedom of speech, and to consider whether the state has a positive obligation to introduce whistleblower protection.

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