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030339 KU EU Whistleblowing and Compliance (2025S)

2.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 3 - Rechtswissenschaften
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
Moodle

An/Abmeldung

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Details

max. 40 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Montag 17.03. 10:30 - 12:00 Seminarraum SEM63 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
  • Dienstag 18.03. 09:00 - 10:30 Seminarraum SEM34 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG
  • Dienstag 18.03. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum SEM34 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG
  • Mittwoch 19.03. 09:00 - 10:30 Seminarraum SEM34 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG
  • Donnerstag 20.03. 09:00 - 10:30 Seminarraum SEM34 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG
  • Donnerstag 20.03. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum SEM34 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

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.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

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

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

At least 50% of the points must be achieved.

Prüfungsstoff

Discussed in class.

Literatur

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)

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Mo 17.03.2025 15:45