ethical guidelines
Rules for conduct
Ethical guidelines are principles that define acceptable conduct within a profession, organization, or field of research.
They establish boundaries for behavior without carrying the force of law: The study was approved by the ethics board and followed all ethical guidelines.
Medical ethics, journalistic standards, and research protocols all operate through such guidelines.
Unlike rigid rules, they often require interpretation and judgment in specific situations.
- code of conductFormal behavioral guidelines
- professional standardsExpected conduct in occupations
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- due diligencePre-transaction reasonable care
- conflict of interestCompromised impartiality from competing stakes
informed consent · do no harm · honesty · good faith · human rights · deontology · regulations · consequentialism · beneficence · transparency · duty of care · right thing · confidentiality · fine print · whistleblower protections · fairness · respect · corporate governance
- deathdead, deceased, corpse, mortality, demise
- bioethicsbioethics, genetic engineering, beneficence, non-maleficence, physician-assisted death
- ethicsmorality, deontology, dignity, sanctity of life, utilitarianism
- Bar Associationbar exam, bar, disbarment, admission standards, suspension
- Ethics Termsmoral reasoning, moral philosophy, casuistry, teleology, utilitarianism
- legal ethicsattorney-client privilege, professional conduct, privilege, pro bono, judicial conduct
ethical guidelinesunethical practices
Morally wrong professional behavior
corrupt practices · exploitation · malfeasance · wrongdoing · moral bankruptcy
ethical guidelineslaws
Enforceable societal rules
legal mandates · statutory requirements · legal statutes · criminal codes · legislation
ethical guidelineslawlessness
Absence of governing rules
anomie · anything goes · amorality · whim · caprice