ethical oversight
Watching for wrongdoing
Ethical oversight is the monitoring and evaluation of activities to ensure they meet moral standards and guidelines.
The term appears frequently in discussions of research involving human subjects, corporate governance, and emerging technologies: The project required ethical oversight from an independent review board.
An oversight committee or board typically provides this function, reviewing proposed actions before they occur and investigating concerns afterward.
- ethics boardBody overseeing professional conduct
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- transparencyState of being see-through
ombudsman · fiduciary duty · sanctions · research ethics · human subjects · whistleblower · regulation · corporate governance · certification processes · conflicts of interest · blind spot · informed consent · review · fairness · good faith · watchdog · safeguards · justice
- workplace ethicscode of conduct, integrity, honesty, fairness, accountability
ethical oversightunaccountability
Absence of obligation to explain
lack of oversight · impunity · lawlessness · deregulation · free rein
ethical oversightlooking the other way
Deliberately ignoring wrongdoing
willful ignorance · damage control · remediation · prosecution · retribution
ethical oversightwillful blindness
Conscious avoidance of knowledge
turning a blind eye · malfeasance · corruption · abuse of power · unethical conduct