The professors' juridical liability for the violation of ethics standards and professional deontology

• Author: Laura Manea
• Position: Transilvania University of Brasov
• Pages: 187-194

Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov

Series VII: Social Sciences • Law • Vol. 10 (59) No. 1 - 2017

THE PROFESSORS' JURIDICAL

LIABILITY FOR THE VIOLATION OF

ETHICS STANDARDS AND

PROFESSIONAL DEONTOLOGY

Laura MANEA1

Abstract: In the higher education system in Romania, from the professors'

perspective, the problem of ethical responsibility distinguishes among the

didactic activities of the teaching staff, which is why the education al process

must take place in a civilized and ethical environment based on mutual

respect between professors and students, respectively between the scientific

research activities of the teaching staff, from this perspective guaranteeing

the good conduct of the professional in his/her scientific research activity.

Both aspects regarding the ethical responsibility of the teaching staff in the

higher education have been regulated since 2004, when an institutional

reform was being carried out on the entire territory of Romania on the

introduction of ethical codes as ethical tools for regulating from that

perspective in particular the professions in the public domain.

Key words: ethics, liability, research, Ethic s Committee, deontology.

1. Introduction

As a part of the professional activity, the conduct of an employee in his / her working

relationships must be addressed from the perspective of the professional's moral

responsibility, the problem of responsibility referring not only to correct, moral actions of

the employees but also to preventing unethical conduct that may affect the development

of the activity.

Unethical behaviour and, in particular, acts bearing the generic name of corruption,

have the effect of inefficiently using the resources of an institution / organization, thus

adversely affecting the way in which they perform their duties, and for the public

institutions generating a negative impact on the quality and quantity of the services

offered to the population (Gyulas et al., 2011, p.10).

As part of the educational reforms, the Romanian legislator has always sought to

establish principles to ensure, at whatever level, the promotion of an education centered

on quality, value, creativity, on the stimulation of cognitive and volitional ability, while

developing the necessary academic capacity for their development as individuals. In order

to achieve these goals, it is necessary that the teachers' conduct be subject to ethical

1 Transilvania University of Braşov, manea@unitbv.ro