title: Good medical research--the view of the CDBI/Council of Europe.
abstract: Medical research aims to achieve a better scientific understanding of health and disease. It is firstly undertaken for the improvement of medical care in general, not excluding a potential direct benefit for participants undergoing such research. There is a traditional conflict between the fundamental rights and the dignity of those participating individuals and the interests of science, researchers and even the society. The Convention of Human Rights and Biomedicine of the Council of Europe is a new legally binding instrument for the solution of these conflicts.
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D016265:Conflict of Interest; D017041:Ethics Committees / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005060:Europe; D005062:European Union; D006806:Human Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans
keywords: Biomedical and Behavioral Research; Council of Europe; European Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine; Legal Approach