• The Violation of Ethics in Legal Research: Indemnity and other Accountability Provisions

    Author(s):
    Vasudha Misra, National Law School of India University, Bengaluru
    Editor(s):
    IJLLR Indian Journal of Law and Legal Research (see profile)
    Date:
    2021
    Subject(s):
    Law
    Item Type:
    Article
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/3d1c-x155
    Abstract:
    All of mankind’s greatest discoveries are courtesy the joy of research. Yet, even the most prolific of researchers are not exempt from speculations about possible unethical methods. Much has been written about scientific fraud; from Newton and his suspicious adjustments (which have now come to be termed in the scientific community as the ‘fudge factor’) to Pasteur and his pre-emptive announcement of a vaccine which had yet to complete the experimental stage, it seems as if the lure of fame could make even the greats weak. Of course, it is easier to hold researchers in certain fields of study accountable as compared to others. For example, it would be very difficult for a theoretical physicist to cover up manipulations in his research, given that any recognition would only come his way after the data was experimentally verified. In the social sciences, however, since results are not lab run and the human race can be extraordinarily fickle; such certainty is hard to come by.
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    Publisher:
    IJLLR | Indian Journal of Law and Legal Research
    Journal:
    Indian Journal of Law and Legal Research
    Volume:
    1
    Issue:
    2
    ISSN:
    2582-8878
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    2 years ago
    License:
    Attribution-NonCommercial

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