Legal and ethical regulation of biomedical research in developing countries / Remigius N. Nwabueze, University of Southampton, UK.

Farnham, Surrey, England : Ashgate, [2013]

xiv, 318 pages ; 24 cm

Regulatory contexts for biomedical research in developing countries -- Equipoise and the normative framework for biomedical research in Africa -- Case studies of research governance in Africa -- The machinery of ethics review: nature, functions and scope -- Legal liability of research ethics committees in actions by research subjects -- Liability of research ethics committees in actions by investigators -- Legal liability of investigators in actions by research subjects.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-310) and index.