Treatment of Human Remains in Investigations, Analysis and Research

• to accord human remains decency, dignity and respect under all circumstances
• to accord survivors and relatives respect and have due regard to their emotional, religious and cultural needs
• to make all possible efforts to obtain the consent of communities and families for tissue sampling, where to obtain such is possible
• to refrain from removing samples from human remains for forensic or research purposes unless commensurate with legal, religious and cultural dictates where such a judgement is possible
• to ensure, wherever possible, that all human material taken for sampling, or removed in the process of sampling, is ultimately interred with the remains
• to avoid undertaking research using material or data derived from unethical contexts
• to undertake research based only upon sound scientific principles, such research should be based upon research designs approved by the Inforce Executive
• to disseminate, where possible, the results of research and fieldwork which may increase knowledge or provide beneficial information for future work.
• to respect the fieldwork, research, and intellectual property of others
• to refrain from undertaking research using animal remains outside of current legislation and regulation and without due regard to the environment and public health
• to adopt and adhere to international, and relevant national and local regulations and legislation governing the use of human remains in research.

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