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The Ethics of Whistleblowing (Routledge Focus on Philosophy) - Hardcover

Book 15 of 25: Routledge Focus on Philosophy

Boot, Eric R.

 
9781138343696: The Ethics of Whistleblowing (Routledge Focus on Philosophy)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1138343692 ISBN 13: 9781138343696
Publisher: Routledge, 2019

Synopsis

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.

Can the disclosure of classified government documents ever be justified? If so, how? Why does it require justification in the first place? Can there ever be a duty to blow the whistle? When is breaking the law justified?

On a more practical level, this book also considers the various whistleblower protection documents and finds them often lacking in consistency and clarity, before providing an argument for a plausible "public interest" defense for whistleblowers.

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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).

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2019
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1138343692
ISBN 13 
9781138343696
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
110