Justice (research)

In research ethics, justice regards fairness in the distribution of burdens and benefits of research. For example, justice is a consideration in recruiting volunteer research participants, in considering any existing burdens the groups from which they are recruited face (such as historic marginalisation) and the risks of the research, alongside the potential benefits of the research.

Defining research justice

The most commonly recognized source for drawing attention to the importance of justice is the Belmont Report,^[1] which used the term "justice" to describe a set of guidelines for the selection of research subjects.^[2] This is a critical safeguard to making clinical research ethical.^[3]

References

1. King, Ruth R. Faden, Tom L. Beauchamp, in collaboration with Nancy M.P. (1986). A history and theory of informed consent (first ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 216. ISBN 0-19-503686-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
2. The National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research (April 18, 1979), "The Belmont Report", Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research, retrieved 4 March 2012
3. Emanuel, E. J.; Wendler, D.; Grady, C. (2000). "What Makes Clinical Research Ethical?". JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association. 283 (20): 2701–2711. doi:10.1001/jama.283.20.2701. PMID 10819955. S2CID 2029580.

External links

• the Belmont Report, a United States guideline