Leaks, whistleblowing and the public interest : the law of unauthorised disclosures / Ashley Savage, University of Liverpool, UK.
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TextPublisher: Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2016]Description: xv, 282 pages ; 25 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1783474890 (hbk.)
- Whistle blowing -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain
- Whistle blowing -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain -- Cases
- Leaks (Disclosure of information) -- Great Britain
- Leaks (Disclosure of information) -- Great Britain -- Cases
- Leaks (Disclosure of information)
- Whistle blowing -- Law and legislation
- Great Britain
- 342.41068 23
- KD3110 .S28 2016
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 272-278) and index.
The consequences of making an unauthorised disclosure -- Protection as a journalistic source -- Legal protections for raising concerns -- Whistleblowing in the civil service -- Whistleblowing in the security and intelligence services -- Whistleblowing in the armed forces -- Final observations.
Ashley Savage provides an in-depth treatment of the law of unauthorised disclosures in the United Kingdom. Drawing upon extensive data obtained using freedom of information as a methodology and examples from comparative jurisdictions, he considers the position of civil servants, employees of the security and intelligence services and service personnel in the armed forces.
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