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International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations

Editor-in-Chief: Amir Paz-Fuchs

Comparative and international (or regional) analysis of topical issues in labour law and industrial relations
Articles covering major developments and innovative practices worldwide
Authoritative discussions of theoretical and methodological approaches to reform in the field

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Vol. 41 (2025) Issue 1

Foreword: Challenges to the Protection of Whistleblowers in a Comparative Perspective (p. 1)

Erika Kovács

The ECtHR Case Law on Whistleblowing: A Fundamental Rights Benchmark for the European and National Legislator (p. 9)

Katharina Pabel

The case law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) developed a set of criteria which are relevant to assess an act of whistleblowing as a legitimate exercise of the right to freedom of expression. Most recen...

Interaction between the Whistleblowing Directive and the ECHR: The Case of Romania (p. 23)

Felicia Roșioru

Whistleblower protection has existed in Romania since 2004, with the law providing free choice as to the means to reveal breaches of the law. However, in most cases, the courts have decided that the persons revealing...

Whistleblowing Regulation in Hungary: Old and New Dilemmas (p. 41)

Gyula Berke, Zoltán Bankó

Hungary was one of the last Member States of the EU to complete its legislative harmonization, with the Act on Complaints, Public Interest Reports and the Rules for Reporting Abuses promulgated on 25 May 2023. This ...

Clash of Cultures: The EU Whistleblower Directive and National Company Law (p. 57)

Klaus Ulrich Schmolke

The EU Whistleblower Directive (WBD) is widely perceived as a major step in motivating potential whistleblowers to come to the fore by granting them strong protection against the negative consequences of reporting. ...

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Published four times a year, the International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations is an essential source of information and analysis for labour lawyers, academics, judges, policymakers, union officials, and other professionals in the field. Articles focus on such important current issues as the following:

employment standards enforcement;
social media and workers’ rights;
migrant workers;
the ‘gig economy’; and
domestic workers.

A distinguished editorial team, with the support of an International Advisory Board of eminent scholars from around the world, ensures a continuing high standard of scientific research dealing with a range of important issues.

ISSN: 0952-617X

ISSN (online): 1875-838X