Complainants of Corruption Offences: Concept, Types, Legal Status and Protection Measures

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The article examines the peculiarities of the legal status of persons who voluntarily report corruption offences (whistleblowers, complainants). The authors introduce the reader to the definitions of the concept of ‘whistleblower’ that currently exist in legislation and legal doctrine, consider the types of such whistleblowers, characterize their legal status based on the norms of various branches of law, and consider some types of protection measures applied to this category of persons.

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Lev R. Klebanov

Patrice Lumumba Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia

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Email: klebanov_lr@pfur.ru
SPIN-code: 8500-6094
Scopus Author ID: 57213016905

Dr. Sci. (Law), Associate Professor, Professor of the Department of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Criminalistics at the Law Institute

Russian Federation, Moscow

Maria I. Kutovaya

Patrice Lumumba Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia

Email: 0505557@mail.ru
SPIN-code: 2628-3448

Postgraduate Student of the Department of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Criminalistics at the Law Institute

Russian Federation, Moscow

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