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Articles 1 - 6 of 6
Full-Text Articles in Law
Honor For Veterans Day November 10, 2017, Roger Williams University
Honor For Veterans Day November 10, 2017, Roger Williams University
Life of the Law School (1993- )
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Trending @ Rwu Law: Professor David Coombs's Post: The Immigrant Veteran: Service And Honor 11-14-2017, David Coombs
Trending @ Rwu Law: Professor David Coombs's Post: The Immigrant Veteran: Service And Honor 11-14-2017, David Coombs
Law School Blogs
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Law Library Blog (November 2017): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Law Library Blog (November 2017): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Law Library Newsletters/Blog
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Open Source: The Enewsletter Of Rwu Law 09-22-2017, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Open Source: The Enewsletter Of Rwu Law 09-22-2017, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Life of the Law School (1993- )
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Newsroom: The Violence In Charlottesville 08-14-2017, Michael J. Yelnosky
Newsroom: The Violence In Charlottesville 08-14-2017, Michael J. Yelnosky
Life of the Law School (1993- )
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Involuntarily Committed Patients As Prisoners, Matt Lamkin, Carl Elliott
Involuntarily Committed Patients As Prisoners, Matt Lamkin, Carl Elliott
University of Richmond Law Review
Part I relates several stories of involuntarily committed patients who were recruited into studies posing serious risks. Part II draws on these cases to argue that the involuntary commitment of these patients leaves them vulnerable to unethical treatment by researchers. Their inherently coercive circumstances present an overwhelming obstacle to voluntary consent, and their captive status makes them attractive targets for research that could be performed using less vulnerable subjects.
Part III argues that most research on this patient population is improper under generally applicable principles of informed consent and fair subject selection. However, existing protections have proved insufficient to prevent …