As a member of both the SPA and the SLSA (Socio-Legal Studies Association),
I thought other SPA members might be interested in a one day conference
being organised by the SLSA on 'New Ethical Challenges in Socio-Legal
Research' on 9th September 2004 at the University of Westminster, London.
The aim of the conference is to provide a forum for discussion and exchange
of information about some key new ethical challenges which are presenting
themselves to all socio-legal researchers and particularly those
undertaking empirical research. Many of these issues also affect and will
be of interest to researchers from other social science and indeed
science-based disciplines. The key issues which will be discussed are
those surrounding the Data Protection Act 1998 (which is set to extend to
court records with effect from 2005), covert research, consent and the
usefulness (or otherwise) of Ethics Codes. Each session will be led by
panellists and with the issues raised being open to questions and discussion.
I attach the programme and the booking form which is also available on the
SLSA website at http://www.kent.ac.uk/slsa/
Do contact me if you have any further queries.
Anne Barlow
Anne Barlow
Reader in Law
University of Wales, Aberystwyth
Tel: 00 44 (0)1970 622718/2
Fax: 00 44 (0)1970 622729
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