Comparative Legal Study of US Whistleblower Protection Law

Research Project

Project/Area Number	18530002
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Fundamental law
Research Institution	The University of Tokyo
Principal Investigator	TERAO Yoshiko The University of Tokyo, 大学院・法学政治学研究科, 教授 (20114431)
Project Period (FY)	2006 – 2009
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2009)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,450,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000) Fiscal Year 2009: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2008: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2007: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2006: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Keywords	アメリカ法制度 / 内部告発者保護 / 政府調達過剰請求支払返還訴訟 / 刑事的民事訴訟 / 私人による法の実現 / 内部告発者 / 公益通報者 / コンプライアンス / アメリカ / 内部告発 / 公益通報者保護 / 公益
Research Abstract	There are various legal sources related to whistleblowers protection in the United States. This study covers both statutory laws and case laws. In statutory laws, there are federal laws and state laws, as well as general statutory laws and statutes that focuses on specific fields. This study surveys all those various legal resources to find out features of American law in this field. The study also covers societal backgrounds that produced this new development of law as well as various arguments surrounding the area.