http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20230223-185227-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/new-wine-in-old-bottles/ New Wine in Old Bottles - Luxleaks, Whistleblowers and the EctHR Foegle, Jean-Philippe eng 2023-02-23 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 ECtHR EU Whistleblowing Directive Halet whistleblower protection Whistleblowing Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 On February 14, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights released its judgment on the Raphael Halet case. In a context of both increasing attacks against financial transparency, and failure of states to properly implement the EU directive on the protection of whistleblowers, the judgment by the Grand Chamber was a much awaited one. This case gave the Strasbourg Court an opportunity to reaffirm the importance of whistleblower protection as a human right, and amend the threshold for protection. Yet, the Strasbourg Court still falls short from providing whistleblowers a safe way of expressing concerns publicly.