TITLE:
Establishing a Different Dimension of Citizen Security: The Case for Special Protection for Whistleblowers
AUTHORS:
David Lewis, Joshua Castellino
KEYWORDS:
Employment Law; Freedom of Expression; Corporate Wrongdoing; Corporate Liability
JOURNAL NAME:
Beijing Law Review,
Vol.4 No.4,
December
30,
2013
ABSTRACT: The notion of citizens’ security has usually been viewed primarily as a
binary relationship between the State and the citizen in a Rousseauesque
interpretation. This article argues for a broader conception of citizens’
security focussing on the right to “blow the whistle” in an employment context.
We believe that with the growing importance of global business in society it is
imperative that special measures are designed for this important class of
citizens. A failure to do so, in our opinion, is likely to harm the maintenance
of effective protection, especially in developing countries, to the detriment
of citizens’ security.