Judicial protection of whistleblowers

The Law on the Protection of Whistleblowers of the Republic of Serbia has been applied in court practice for almost ten years. Inspired by this fact, the author, relying on the existing normative framework and the positions taken in case law, addresses key issues relevant to the judicial protection of whistleblowers. These issues concern the application of the Law on the Protection of Whistleblowers, statutes of limitations for whistleblower protection, passive standing in whistleblower protection proceedings, court jurisdiction, the existence of a causal link between acts of whistleblowing and harmful actions, and, finally, interim measures for the protection of whistleblowers as the most effective means of whistleblower protection. In order to cover the application of the Law throughout the territory of the Republic of Serbia, the paper analyzes the case law of all four appellate courts in the country, as well as the practice of the Supreme Court.