ethics board
Moral review panel
An ethics board is a committee that reviews proposed research, institutional policies, or professional conduct to ensure they meet moral and legal standards.
In universities and hospitals, ethics boards evaluate whether studies involving human subjects are justified and protect participants from harm.
Companies and professional organizations convene ethics boards to investigate misconduct allegations or set conduct guidelines: The case was referred to the medical ethics board.
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- committeeAppointed group for duties
- reviewCritical written assessment
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- due processGuaranteed judicial fairness
accountability · governance · code of conduct · conduct · misconduct · investigation · fact finding · guidelines · standards · informed consent · human subjects · whistleblower · inquiry · transparency · regulations · panel · conflict of interest · integrity
- ethics organizations
- anti-corruptionanti-graft, whistleblower protection, whistleblowers, financial disclosure, conflict of interest
- anticorruptionanti-graft, financial disclosure, graft, kickback, nepotism
- ethics oversightoversight body, oversight panel, watchdog, code of conduct
- government ethicscode of conduct, codes of conduct, conflict of interest, conflicts of interest, official misconduct
- legal ethicsattorney-client privilege, professional conduct, privilege, pro bono, judicial conduct
ethics boardrubber stamp committee
Body that merely ratifies
enablers · yes-men · kangaroo court · rubber stamp · lawless zone
ethics boardcourt
Trial venue or sports surface
tribunal · criminal court · jury · legislative body · enforcement agency
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