A basic primer on the federal False Claims Act and recent amendments, including under the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act and Dodd-Frank Act. (circa Fall 2014)
Test of Complicity Theory: Is External Whistleblowing A Strategic Outcome of ...H.Tezcan Uysal
Expressed as the announcement and revealing of unethical behaviors, the whistleblowing action is carried out
only because of the ethical necessities according to the complicity theory. However, the revealing of unethical
behaviors could become fact completely as a result of ethical achievements and as well in consequence of the
personal attitudes such as exhaustion, grudge and hatred. The most concrete example for this is the individuals
who escaped from criminal organizations and then became confessors. It is obvious that these persons left their
organizations and became confessors not because of ethical reasons but because of exhaustion and pressure. A
similar case exists in business life as well. Therefore, the complicity theory is tested in the study and it is looked
for an answer to the question of “Is the external whistleblowing action realized only due to an ethical necessity
or whether it becomes fact with the triggering of the negative I/O psychology?”. Related to this, it was conducted
a survey to 91 people working in the same public institution, and their whistleblowing attitudes and negative I/O
psychologies were examined. In the result of the analyses performed with correlation, multiple regression, One
Way ANOVA and Independent Sample tests, a significant relationship was found between the external
whistleblowing attitudes and negative I/O psychologies; and the complicity theory in the literature was rejected
in terms of external whistleblowing.
The term ‘whistleblowing’ is sometimes confused with the need to report safeguarding or professional concerns about another member of staff or adult in the school. Whistleblowing is about systemic or procedural failures and is not only confined to issues about staff conduct.
Dr Sally Young
Associate Professor and Reader,
School of Social and Political Sciences,
The University of Melbourne
s.young@unimelb.edu.au
For an international audience, Australia is a case-study of what can go wrong in media policy-making and why media ownership concentration – including in the newspaper industry - still matters despite the rise of the internet and online news outlets.
more info:
http://cmpf.eui.eu/seminars/australia-media-ownership.aspx
Journalists today are faced with an overwhelming abundance of data – from large collections of leaked documents, to public databases about lobbying or government spending, to ‘big data’ from social networks such as Twitter and Facebook. To stay relevant to society journalists are learning to process this data and separate signal from noise in order to provide valuable insights to their readers. This talk will address questions like: What is the potential of data journalism? Why is it relevant to society? And how can you get started?
Test of Complicity Theory: Is External Whistleblowing A Strategic Outcome of ...H.Tezcan Uysal
Expressed as the announcement and revealing of unethical behaviors, the whistleblowing action is carried out
only because of the ethical necessities according to the complicity theory. However, the revealing of unethical
behaviors could become fact completely as a result of ethical achievements and as well in consequence of the
personal attitudes such as exhaustion, grudge and hatred. The most concrete example for this is the individuals
who escaped from criminal organizations and then became confessors. It is obvious that these persons left their
organizations and became confessors not because of ethical reasons but because of exhaustion and pressure. A
similar case exists in business life as well. Therefore, the complicity theory is tested in the study and it is looked
for an answer to the question of “Is the external whistleblowing action realized only due to an ethical necessity
or whether it becomes fact with the triggering of the negative I/O psychology?”. Related to this, it was conducted
a survey to 91 people working in the same public institution, and their whistleblowing attitudes and negative I/O
psychologies were examined. In the result of the analyses performed with correlation, multiple regression, One
Way ANOVA and Independent Sample tests, a significant relationship was found between the external
whistleblowing attitudes and negative I/O psychologies; and the complicity theory in the literature was rejected
in terms of external whistleblowing.
The term ‘whistleblowing’ is sometimes confused with the need to report safeguarding or professional concerns about another member of staff or adult in the school. Whistleblowing is about systemic or procedural failures and is not only confined to issues about staff conduct.
Dr Sally Young
Associate Professor and Reader,
School of Social and Political Sciences,
The University of Melbourne
s.young@unimelb.edu.au
For an international audience, Australia is a case-study of what can go wrong in media policy-making and why media ownership concentration – including in the newspaper industry - still matters despite the rise of the internet and online news outlets.
more info:
http://cmpf.eui.eu/seminars/australia-media-ownership.aspx
Journalists today are faced with an overwhelming abundance of data – from large collections of leaked documents, to public databases about lobbying or government spending, to ‘big data’ from social networks such as Twitter and Facebook. To stay relevant to society journalists are learning to process this data and separate signal from noise in order to provide valuable insights to their readers. This talk will address questions like: What is the potential of data journalism? Why is it relevant to society? And how can you get started?
International Press Institute (IPI) Senior Press Freedom Adviser Steven M. Ellis will present information related to the IPI’s current project “Strengthening Journalists’ Rights, Protections and Skills: Understanding Defamation Laws versus Press Freedom”. The project seeks to examine the effects that defamation, insult and blasphemy laws in the 28 EU member countries and five candidate countries have on the practices of journalism and the exercise of press freedom.
IPI will soon be issuing a study detailing defamation law in EU member and candidate states, examining the extent to which these laws comport with international standards and offering recommendations for potential changes. Ellis will explain to participants the purpose, history and methodology behind the forthcoming study and share details regarding planned follow-up workshops and trainings. Using specific examples from relevant countries, Ellis will also detail potential pitfalls that journalists face under national criminal and civil laws on defamation, insult and blasphemy. Participants will be given examples of types of conduct that may lead to liability, potential defences to liability, potential consequences that a finding of civil or criminal liability may carry and examples of recent legal developments. Finally, he will provide a broad overview of relevant international free expression standards in order to foster awareness among journalists of their rights in cases where national laws have not yet caught up to those standards.
Reporters Tool Kit for covering the European Union: an essential primer on EU structures and bodies that helps reporters navigate the maze of the EU organizational infrastructure, tips on cultivating EU-level stories journalistic coverage of EU, coverage of stories in other EU countries/cross-country journalistic cooperation.
Update and pilot implementation of the media pluralism monitor (MPM2014): Conclusions and recommendations for future implementations
Principles of simplification
http://monitor.cmpf.eui.eu/
The EUI seminar focus on the legal framework in Europe regarding whistle-blowing, leaking confidential information, “illegal” newsgathering and protection of journalistic sources. In its Recommendation 1916 (2010) on the protection of whistle-blowers, on 29 April 2010, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, referring to its Resolution 1729 (2010) on the protection of whistle-blowers, has stressed the importance of whistle-blowing as a tool to increase accountability and strengthen the fight against corruption and mismanagement.
http://cmpf.eui.eu/seminars/whistle-blowing.aspx
This session will look at challenges related to free speech online. We will address restrictions to freedom of expression from technological challenges (filters, surveillance techniques, blocking access to websites) to the introduction of new laws that curb digital freedom. We will also cover the increasing trend of takedown requests, the phenomenon of privatisation of censorship as well as threats, intimidation and violence against citizen journalists and bloggers. Through detailed case studies, participants will have the opportunity to explore the various implications of online censorship for media freedom. Case studies will include examples from countries such as Azerbaijan, Turkey, Belarus, India and Brazil.
Legal and cybersecurity issues in whistleblowing (Panama Papers)Benjamin Ang
This is my talk on Legal and Cybersecurity issues of Disclosure on the Internet. The Internet Society was invited to co-host this event "Unraveling the Panama Papers (and Bahamas Leaks) - Secrecy for Sale" organized by REAL Analytics Pte Ltd.
Whistleblowing and Whistleblower Protection Act. ICC Guidelines on Whistleblowing. Should the whisteblowing act be extended in the private sector?
I have uploaded it in the pdf format.
International Press Institute (IPI) Senior Press Freedom Adviser Steven M. Ellis will present information related to the IPI’s current project “Strengthening Journalists’ Rights, Protections and Skills: Understanding Defamation Laws versus Press Freedom”. The project seeks to examine the effects that defamation, insult and blasphemy laws in the 28 EU member countries and five candidate countries have on the practices of journalism and the exercise of press freedom.
IPI will soon be issuing a study detailing defamation law in EU member and candidate states, examining the extent to which these laws comport with international standards and offering recommendations for potential changes. Ellis will explain to participants the purpose, history and methodology behind the forthcoming study and share details regarding planned follow-up workshops and trainings. Using specific examples from relevant countries, Ellis will also detail potential pitfalls that journalists face under national criminal and civil laws on defamation, insult and blasphemy. Participants will be given examples of types of conduct that may lead to liability, potential defences to liability, potential consequences that a finding of civil or criminal liability may carry and examples of recent legal developments. Finally, he will provide a broad overview of relevant international free expression standards in order to foster awareness among journalists of their rights in cases where national laws have not yet caught up to those standards.
Reporters Tool Kit for covering the European Union: an essential primer on EU structures and bodies that helps reporters navigate the maze of the EU organizational infrastructure, tips on cultivating EU-level stories journalistic coverage of EU, coverage of stories in other EU countries/cross-country journalistic cooperation.
Update and pilot implementation of the media pluralism monitor (MPM2014): Conclusions and recommendations for future implementations
Principles of simplification
http://monitor.cmpf.eui.eu/
The EUI seminar focus on the legal framework in Europe regarding whistle-blowing, leaking confidential information, “illegal” newsgathering and protection of journalistic sources. In its Recommendation 1916 (2010) on the protection of whistle-blowers, on 29 April 2010, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, referring to its Resolution 1729 (2010) on the protection of whistle-blowers, has stressed the importance of whistle-blowing as a tool to increase accountability and strengthen the fight against corruption and mismanagement.
http://cmpf.eui.eu/seminars/whistle-blowing.aspx
This session will look at challenges related to free speech online. We will address restrictions to freedom of expression from technological challenges (filters, surveillance techniques, blocking access to websites) to the introduction of new laws that curb digital freedom. We will also cover the increasing trend of takedown requests, the phenomenon of privatisation of censorship as well as threats, intimidation and violence against citizen journalists and bloggers. Through detailed case studies, participants will have the opportunity to explore the various implications of online censorship for media freedom. Case studies will include examples from countries such as Azerbaijan, Turkey, Belarus, India and Brazil.
Legal and cybersecurity issues in whistleblowing (Panama Papers)Benjamin Ang
This is my talk on Legal and Cybersecurity issues of Disclosure on the Internet. The Internet Society was invited to co-host this event "Unraveling the Panama Papers (and Bahamas Leaks) - Secrecy for Sale" organized by REAL Analytics Pte Ltd.
Whistleblowing and Whistleblower Protection Act. ICC Guidelines on Whistleblowing. Should the whisteblowing act be extended in the private sector?
I have uploaded it in the pdf format.
Responsibilities of the office bearers while registering multi-state cooperat...Finlaw Consultancy Pvt Ltd
Introduction-
The process of register multi-state cooperative society in India is governed by the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002. This process requires the office bearers to undertake several crucial responsibilities to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory frameworks. The key office bearers typically include the President, Secretary, and Treasurer, along with other elected members of the managing committee. Their responsibilities encompass administrative, legal, and financial duties essential for the successful registration and operation of the society.
Car Accident Injury Do I Have a Case....Knowyourright
Every year, thousands of Minnesotans are injured in car accidents. These injuries can be severe – even life-changing. Under Minnesota law, you can pursue compensation through a personal injury lawsuit.
ALL EYES ON RAFAH BUT WHY Explain more.pdf46adnanshahzad
All eyes on Rafah: But why?. The Rafah border crossing, a crucial point between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, often finds itself at the center of global attention. As we explore the significance of Rafah, we’ll uncover why all eyes are on Rafah and the complexities surrounding this pivotal region.
INTRODUCTION
What makes Rafah so significant that it captures global attention? The phrase ‘All eyes are on Rafah’ resonates not just with those in the region but with people worldwide who recognize its strategic, humanitarian, and political importance. In this guide, we will delve into the factors that make Rafah a focal point for international interest, examining its historical context, humanitarian challenges, and political dimensions.
How to Obtain Permanent Residency in the NetherlandsBridgeWest.eu
You can rely on our assistance if you are ready to apply for permanent residency. Find out more at: https://immigration-netherlands.com/obtain-a-permanent-residence-permit-in-the-netherlands/.
In 2020, the Ministry of Home Affairs established a committee led by Prof. (Dr.) Ranbir Singh, former Vice Chancellor of National Law University (NLU), Delhi. This committee was tasked with reviewing the three codes of criminal law. The primary objective of the committee was to propose comprehensive reforms to the country’s criminal laws in a manner that is both principled and effective.
The committee’s focus was on ensuring the safety and security of individuals, communities, and the nation as a whole. Throughout its deliberations, the committee aimed to uphold constitutional values such as justice, dignity, and the intrinsic value of each individual. Their goal was to recommend amendments to the criminal laws that align with these values and priorities.
Subsequently, in February, the committee successfully submitted its recommendations regarding amendments to the criminal law. These recommendations are intended to serve as a foundation for enhancing the current legal framework, promoting safety and security, and upholding the constitutional principles of justice, dignity, and the inherent worth of every individual.