Ethics of Whistleblowing

Following the enormous political, legal and media interest that has surrounded high profile cases of whistleblowing, such as Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden, the fundamental ethical questions surrounding whistleblowing have often been obscured. In this fascinating book Eric Boot examines the ethical issues at stake in whistleblowing.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. A pro tanto wrong 3. The public interest and the justification of whistleblowing 4. Possible legal defenses for justified whistleblowing (1): A right to whistleblowing? 5. Possible legal defenses for justified whistleblowing (2): A public interest defense 6. Obligatory whistleblowing. Index

About the author

Eric R. Boot is a Lecturer at Utrecht University, The Netherlands. He is also the author of Human Duties and the Limits of Human Rights Discourse (2017).

Summary

Following the enormous political, legal and media interest that has surrounded high profile cases of whistleblowing, such as Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden, the fundamental ethical questions surrounding whistleblowing have often been obscured. In this fascinating book Eric Boot examines the ethical issues at stake in whistleblowing.

Product details

• Authors: Eric R Boot, Eric R. Boot, Eric R. (Utrecht University Boot
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781138343696
• ISBN: 978-1-138-34369-6
• No. of pages: 104
• Series: Routledge Focus on Philosophy; Routledge Focus on Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / General, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Political control and freedoms, Political Control & Freedoms