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OVERVIEW
1. Ethics and Civil Society
2. Ethics, Civil Society and Governance Medical Ethics Committees
3. Ethics, Civil Society, Governance and Non-proliferation European Commission (EC) Ethics Review and
Audit System for Research
4. Conclusions
1. Ethics and Civil Society
Ethics - the virtue of doing things the right way
Ethics – an important mechanism in guiding civil society
Medical Ethics Committees
Institutionalized Ethics Oversight in Medicine
Helsinki Declaration, World Medical Association
Global Relevance
Pharmaceutical and Medical Law build on ethics oversight
2. Ethics, Civil Society, Governance
EC Ethics Oversight
Since 2002 Ethics Review all EU financed research (FP6, FP7)
Mandate includes Dual-use and refers to all generally accepted international legislation (e.g. BTWC)
3. Ethics, Civil Society, Governance, Non-proliferation
EC Ethics Oversight
Experts from Civil Society
Multidisciplinary advisory panels
Systematic assessment
Recommendations included into the funding contract as contractual obligations
Ethics audit of running projects to ensure compliance
3. Ethics, Civil Society, Governance, Non-proliferation
Advantages:
Multidisciplinarity, Inclusiveness
The ability to solve problems before they arise
Flexible, proportional and tailored solutions
Standard setting - above and in addition to minimal legal requirements
Awareness raising
EC Ethics Oversight
3. Ethics, Civil Society, Governance, Non-proliferation
Challenges
Threshholds
Internationalization of R&D and heterogenities of national legislations and Codes of Conduct
Conflicting interests in knowledge management
EC Ethics Oversight
3. Ethics, Civil Society, Governance, Non-proliferation
EC Ethics Oversight
Challenges
Lack of practical concepts with regard to early risk mitigation and risk avoidance („Replace-Refine-Reduce“?, „Security by Design“?)
3. Ethics, Civil Society, Governance, Non-proliferation
4. Conclusions
Ethics is more than a theoretical framework of moral considerations
Civil Society has substantial experiences in applying ethics as a governance tool for practical issues.
4. Conclusions
If ethics is all about doing things the right way, there should be a place for it in Non-proliferation and the implementation of UNSCR 1540.
