ethics committee
Moral oversight panel
An ethics committee is a group that reviews and provides guidance on moral questions within an institution.
In hospitals, ethics committees advise on difficult patient care decisions: The ethics committee was consulted about withdrawing life support.
In research settings, they evaluate whether proposed studies treat human subjects appropriately.
Corporate and government bodies may have ethics committees that investigate misconduct or set standards of conduct.
- subcommitteeSubset of larger panel
- chairpersonOne who leads meetings
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- case reviewSystematic examination of records
- peer reviewExpert evaluation before publication
non-maleficence · do no harm · accountability · bioethics · human subjects · deliberation · due process · informed consent · members · autonomy · transparency · ethical guidelines · integrity · good faith · public trust · patient rights · whistleblower protection · professional misconduct
- ethics organizations
- governancegovernance, government, democracy, vote, parliament
- government bodiesagency, bureau, legislature, department, ministry
- anticorruptionanti-graft, financial disclosure, graft, kickback, nepotism
- Bar Associationbar exam, bar, disbarment, admission standards, suspension
- business ethicscode of conduct, codes of conduct, corporate responsibility, corporate governance, whistleblowing
ethics committeerubber stamp committee
Body that merely ratifies
kangaroo court · board of directors · executive board · marketing department · sales team
ethics committeecriminal organization
Coordinated unlawful group
death squad · criminal enterprise · torture chamber · bad actors · mafia
ethics committeetribunal
Judicial decision-making body
criminal court · disciplinary board · prosecution · court · grand jury