Research and legal liability.
Legal liability in the research realm is increasing, both in affluent and developing countries. This work outlines the liability risks of researchers, host institutions, research ethics committees, consulting bioethicists, and research sponsors through a review of sample cases involving these parties.
Singh
Jerome Amir
JA
Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa, Durban, South Africa. singhj9@ukzn.ac.za
D000047:Academies and Institutes / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D001675:Bioethics; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D028744:Ethics Committees, Research / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal