1st Edition

Law and the Regulation of Scientific Research Trusting Experts

By Mark Davies Copyright 2023
286 Pages
by Routledge

286 Pages
by Routledge

286 Pages
by Routledge

Scientific research is fundamental to addressing issues of great importance to the development of human knowledge. Scientific research fuels advances in medicine, technology and other areas important to society and has to be credible, trustworthy and able to command confidence in the face of inevitable uncertainties. Scientific researchers must be trusted and respected when they engage with... Read more

1. Introduction and definitions 2. The centrality of trust 3. Categories of scientific misconduct 4. Research conduct and professional regulation 5. Educating for ethical behaviour 6. Institutional regulation 7. Regulation and the judicial process 8. New approaches to matters of research integrity and regulation 9. Conclusions

Biography

Mark Davies is a reader in law at the University of Sussex, UK. He has written widely in the fields of professional negligence, regulation and liability.