Protection of indigenous peoples as participants in health research in Mexico
By: by Elizabeth Cuéllar Barroso.
Published: 2005
Language: eng
Number of pages: 82
Subjects: University of Toronto. -- Faculty of Law -- Dissertations.; Indigenous peoples -- Research -- Mexico.; Indigenous peoples -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Mexico.; Medicine -- Research -- Mexico.
Other titles: Indigenous peoples as participants in health research
Description: In the context of the growth of research activities, several countries with indigenous populations have started to pay attention to the specific concerns raised by research with such populations. Some countries have already designed research ethics guidelines to protect indigenous peoples and their communities, while others are in the process of doing so. Australia and Canada are among those countries that have either implemented or drafted specific guidelines for research involving aboriginal peoples.In Mexico, there is no clear guidance on how aboriginal communities should be protected in research. This thesis describes the particular characteristics of indigenous groups in Mexico---specifically, those in Oaxaca---and analyzes the Mexican legal and policy frameworks for the protection of subjects in research to determine whether they are responsive to such characteristics. Based on the examples of Australia and Canada, suggestions are made to ensure that aboriginal communities be adequately protected in Mexico.
Notes: Thesis (LL.M)-University of Toronto, 2005.

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 77-82)

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