Research Ethics Committees
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The paper attempts to provide an updated and holistic description of the research ethics system in Latvia and discuses the problems in its structure and functioning. It is based on the data gathered in an empirical study of RECs in... more
The institutional review board (IRB) is one part of the research enterprise designated to protect human subjects. At times the IRB can feel like an oppressive oversight body bound by regulations and designed to inhibit research. However,... more
The global proliferation of medical research has imposed a huge responsibility on research ethics committees (RECs). While South Africa has a climate conducive to serious growth in research, it is also home to a large number of vulnerable... more
The significance of animals in research cannot be over-emphasized. The use of animals for research and training in research centres, hospitals and schools is progressively increasing. Advances in biotechnology to improve animal... more
This open access book seeks to identify the ethical spirit of European Union (EU) law, a context in which we can observe a trend towards increasing references to the terms ‘ethics’ and ‘morality’. This aspect is all the more important... more
Research review boards, established to protect the rights and welfare of human research subjects, have to ensure that conflicts of interest do not interfere with the ethical conduct of medical research. Private, commercial review boards,... more
“Vulnerability” is a key concept for research ethics and public health ethics. This term can be discussed from either a conceptual or a practical perspective. I previously proposed the metaphor of layers to understand how this concept... more
La presente investigación tiene como objeto de observación a los comités ético- científicos de la región metropolitana. Estas organizaciones surgen en torno al problema del riesgo de la investigación científica, con la responsabilidad de... more
The federal government has established guidelines and regulations for the protection of vulnerable research subjects, especially children, pregnant women, cognitively impaired persons, and prisoners. In addition, students, residents, and... more
OPPOSITION TO WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL Do Attorneys and Judges have to disclose if they have investments in Mortgage Banked Securities ( MBS ) and might have a conflict of interest defending their client? A Homeowner questions this... more
In this article, I discuss the fact that doing “anthropology at home” involves the same core anthropological methodology as undertaking research abroad. This implies that while doing anthropology at home may have some advantages... more
There has been longstanding interest in the consistency of decisions made by research ethics committees (RECs) in the UK, but most of the evidence has come from single studies submitted to multiple committees. A systematic comparison was... more