Browsing Research publications by Author "Martin, Robyn"

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    • Health governance : law, regulation and policy 

      Bennett, B.; Gostin, L.; Magnusson, R.; Martin, Robyn (2009-03)
      This special issue of Public Health is devoted to health governance, examining the role of law, regulation and policy in safeguarding the public's health. Each of us has devoted a career to thinking carefully about the ...

    • Implementing public health policy and practice within a legal framework : Constraints of culture, faith and belief 

      Martin, Robyn (2008)
      This paper addresses the implications of cultural and religious beliefs and behaviours for the imposition of population-based health policies, and for law that delivers these policies. In particular, the paper addresses ...

    • Law and public health policy 

      Martin, Robyn (Elsevier, 2008)
      Two of the most important tools that assist states in protecting their populations against threats to health are public health policy and public health law. Policy can exist without recourse to law, but where policy has ...

    • Medical Dominance within Research Ethics Committees 

      Humphreys, Stephen; Thomas, Hilary; Martin, Robyn (2014-11-02)
      Qualitative research is reported which explores the perceptions of members of the U.K.’s independent Phase I ethics committees (IECs) about key issues identified following a literature review. Audio-recorded interviews ...

    • The role of law in pandemic influenza preparedness in Europe 

      Martin, Robyn (2009-03)
      The European Union (EU) is composed of 27 states with widely varying histories, economies, cultures, legal systems, medical systems and approaches to the balance between public good and Private right. The individual nation ...

    • Science review in research ethics committees: : Double jeopardy? 

      Humphreys, Stephen; Thomas, Hilary; Martin, Robyn (2014-12-01)
      Research ethics committees ‘(RECs) members’ perceptions of their role in regard to the science of research proposals are discussed. Our study, which involved the interviewing of 20 participants from amongst the UK’s ...