Whistleblowing and Freedom of Conscience: Towards a New Legal Analysis.

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dc.contributor.authorBowal, Peteren_US
dc.contributor.authorHaigh, Richarden_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-27T23:13:51Z
dc.date.available2015-01-27T23:13:51Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionCopyright retained by author on pdf. Article deposited after permission was granted by LCR.01/27/2015en_US
dc.description.abstract"Whistleblowing" is the act or process of alerting others to scandal, danger, malpractice, corruption or other wrongdoing. In this article, the authors assert that a strongly developed freedom of conscience, distinct from freedom of religion, could contribute to the development of socially-valuable whistleblowing. While conscience is often treated as inseparable from religion, the authors suggest that the deliberate inclusion of "conscience" in s. 2(a) of the Charter implies that "conscience" ought to be recognized as an independent and robust freedom. This then provides the framework for accepting and recognizing the importance of whistleblowing and lessening its social stigma. The article presents this argument in three parts: providing an overview of whistleblowing and its development within a modern legal and business environment, then exploring the nature of freedom of conscience and finally, modeling how this freedom could prove useful for interpreting whistleblowing in Canada. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]en_US
dc.description.refereedYesen_US
dc.identifier.citationHaigh, R., & Bowal, P. (2012). Whistleblowing and Freedom of Conscience: Towards a New Legal Analysis. Dalhousie Law Journal, 35(1), 89-125.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/34020
dc.identifier.issn0317-1663
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/50312
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherDalhousie University, Schulich School of Lawen_US
dc.publisher.corporateUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.publisher.facultyHaskayne School of Businessen_US
dc.publisher.urlhttp://law.dal.ca/en_US
dc.subjectWHISTLEBLOWINGen_US
dc.subjectLIBERTY of conscienceen_US
dc.subject.otherFREEDOM of religionen_US
dc.subject.otherSCANDALSen_US
dc.subject.otherCHARTERSen_US
dc.titleWhistleblowing and Freedom of Conscience: Towards a New Legal Analysis.en_US
dc.typejournal article
thesis.degree.disciplineBusiness and Environmenten_US
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