THE LAW ON PROTECTION OF WHISTLEBLOWERS IN FUNCTION OF FIGHTING CORRUPTION: THE CASE OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
Date Issued
2018
Author(s)
Gruevska Drakulevski, Aleksandra; Dokmanović, Mišo; Shapkova Kocevska, Katerina
Abstract
The authors of the paper analyse the Macedonian legislation on protection of
whistleblowers as an efficient tool for fighting corruption.
Firstly, the authors point that corruption in all its forms is a real problem of the
modern society, as well as in our country. The corruption in Macedonia affects all aspects of
the society: from the performance of the government and the public officials, to social
activities that endangers the rule of law. The issue of corruption in the country is constantly
present in the reports of the European Commission, in a negative connotation. In this regard,
according to the Progress Report 2014, a top priority for the enlargement countries, including
the Republic of Macedonia is "the need to introduce stronger framework for effectively
preventing and combating corruption".
Next, the authors of the paper refer to the relatively new Macedonian legislation on
whistleblowing. In terms of its implications in practice, it is still too early to draw conclusions
since the law was adopted in 2015 and entered into force in 2016. However, the authors of the
paper specify certain observations regarding the strengths and the weaknesses of the legal text
compared with the laws of other countries that have a longer tradition of regulation and
application of the whistleblowing. Finally, the authors note that the law is modern, it incorporates the contemporary
solutions for legal regulation of whistleblowing, however, it cannot be included in the group
of countries that are most advanced in this field. As a conclusion the authors suggest
recommendations for further improvements of the protection of whistleblowers in fighting the
corruption in the country.
whistleblowers as an efficient tool for fighting corruption.
Firstly, the authors point that corruption in all its forms is a real problem of the
modern society, as well as in our country. The corruption in Macedonia affects all aspects of
the society: from the performance of the government and the public officials, to social
activities that endangers the rule of law. The issue of corruption in the country is constantly
present in the reports of the European Commission, in a negative connotation. In this regard,
according to the Progress Report 2014, a top priority for the enlargement countries, including
the Republic of Macedonia is "the need to introduce stronger framework for effectively
preventing and combating corruption".
Next, the authors of the paper refer to the relatively new Macedonian legislation on
whistleblowing. In terms of its implications in practice, it is still too early to draw conclusions
since the law was adopted in 2015 and entered into force in 2016. However, the authors of the
paper specify certain observations regarding the strengths and the weaknesses of the legal text
compared with the laws of other countries that have a longer tradition of regulation and
application of the whistleblowing. Finally, the authors note that the law is modern, it incorporates the contemporary
solutions for legal regulation of whistleblowing, however, it cannot be included in the group
of countries that are most advanced in this field. As a conclusion the authors suggest
recommendations for further improvements of the protection of whistleblowers in fighting the
corruption in the country.
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