THE CASE STUDIES Voluntary Informed Consent
Questions
1 Is individual informed consent a culturally bound concept (from developed countries) or is it a universal principle that ought not be compromised?
2 May the chief and the council provide informed consent for the community? Should they?
3 How crucial is individual informed consent in this setting?
4 Are there circumstances when individual informed consent is unnecessary?
5 Is the purpose of informed consent to protect the participant and/or the investigator?
6 How should the field team handle this problem? What should the granting institution do?