Main description:

The Data Protection and Medical Research in Europe: PRIVIREAL series represents the results of the EC-funded project examining the implementation of Directive 95/46/EC on data protection in relation to medical research and the role of ethics committees in European countries. The series consists of five separate volumes following the complete development of the PRIVIREAL project. This volume relates to the second stage of this project and is concerned with the role of research ethics committees across Europe in ensuring that participants in medical research gain the protection of the Directive. The work examines the specific provision of each member state. It provides an overview of the European position through a comparative analysis of the domestic positions and through a series of papers addressing key issues in the area.

Contents:

Contents: Introduction and Keynote Papers: Introduction, Deryck Beyleveld, David Townend and Jessica Wright; Research ethics committees and data protection: an outline ofiInternational provisions, Deryck Beyleveld; What bodies are appropriate to run and manage research ethics committees?, Josef Glasa, David Townend and Matthew Wisbey; The clinical investigator's Responsibilities and how these should be interpreted by ethics committees, Lasse A. Lehtonen; Jurisprudential views of the relationship between law and ethics, Deryck Beyleveld; Research ethics committees: between ethics and law; Roberto Lattanzi; May research ethics committees approve unlawful actions and may they reject lawful actions?, Pierre Mallia and Ian Refalo. Report Framework, Questionnaire and Comparative Studies: Research ethics committee report framework, Deryck Beyleveld; Questionnaire sent to research ethics committees, Deryck Beyleveld; The establishment and general powers of research ethics committees, Jane Miller, David Moxon and Jessica Wright; General legal responsibilities and specific data protection matters facing research ethics committees, Jane Miller, David Moxon and Jessica Wright; Index.