The legal protection of whistleblowers of acts of corruption
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https://doi.org/10.18041/1794-7200/clj.2020.v17n2.6260Keywords:
Corruption, whistleblowers, compliance, business, codes of conduct, responsibility, whistleblowingAbstract
The text raises a reflection on the legal protection of whistle blowers of acts of corruption. This is an issue that deserves great attention at the international level for being an essential tool in the fight against this scourge. In Colombia it has not yet been
implemented, however, the matter has gained relevance due to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development - OECD recommendations. It is a way of linking large private companies to the fight against corruption. It implies a new conception of corporations, typical of compliance law. In this framework, the firms are obliged to deploy internal strategies with a view to
effectively complying with the law. This includes banning the use of corruption as a way to conquer new markets. Using a comparative methodology, the regime of that institution in France and the United States is studied. In the first part, it is observed who are the subjects that can be considered as whistle blowers and what is the object of protection. The second part examines the ways in which they are protected and the procedure that complaints must follow. It is concluded that it is a useful instrument that should be integrated into the colombian legal system.
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