Work Group:Background Documents

Progress reports:

  • Gauthier, J. (2004). Toward a universal declaration of ethical principles for psychologists: A progress report.
  • Gauthier, J. (2005). Moving Closer to a Universal Declaration of Ethical Principles for Psychologists: Progress Report and Draft.

Symposium Presentations:

Professional Ethics Across National Boundaries: Seeking Common Grounds. Symposium presented during the 26th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Singapore, July, 2002. All papers are available in J.B. Overmier & J.A. Overmier (Eds.), 2003, 2004. Psychology: IUPsyS Global Resource [CD-ROM]. Hove, East Sussex, UK: Psychology Press.

  • Pettifor, J.L. Professional ethics across national boundaries: Seeking common grounds (Symposium Introduction)
  • Sinclair, C. A brief history of ethical principles in professional codes of ethics.
  • Gauthier, J. Toward a universal declaration of ethical principles for psychologists.
  • Leach, M.M. (with Wassenaar, D., & Gray, D.) Selected standards: Comparisons among 29 countries.
  • Seymour, F.W. Cultural Considerations in the New Zealand Revised Code of Ethics.
  • Aanonsen, A.-M. EFPA Meta-Code on Ethics and the Nordic Code.
  • Aljunied, M. (2003, 2004). A discussant's View.

A Declaration of Universal Ethical Principles for Psychologists: Proposal and Implications. Symposium presented during the 28th International Congress of Psychology, Beijing, August, 2004. Paper available In M.J. Stevens & D. Wedding (Eds.), 2005. Psychology: IUPsyS Global Resource [CD-ROM]. Hove, East Sussex, UK: Psychology Press.

  • Pettifor, J.L. A declaration of universal ethical principles for psychologists: Proposal and implications (Symposium Introduction).
  • Sinclair, C. The Eastern roots of ethical principles and values in current codes of ethics.
  • Gauthier, J. Toward a universal declaration of ethical principles for psychologists: A progress report.
  • Pettifor, J. L. Psychologists' perceptions of ethically troubling incidents across national borders .
  • Kreegipuu, M. What would a universal declaration of ethical principles mean in my country?

Books, Reports, Chapters, Articles

  • Annan, K.A. (Tubingen, Germany, 12 December 2003) Secretary-General's lecture on Global Ethics: Do we still have universal values?Available at http://www.un.org/apps/sg/sgstats.asp?nid=697# Gauthier, J., Pettifor, J.L., & Sinclair, C. (2004). The Feasibility of the Universal Declaration of Ethical Principles for Psychologists (Summary of the Focus Group Discussion held during the International Congress on Licensure, Certification and Credentialing of Psychologists, Montreal). In M.J. Stevens & D. Wedding (Eds.). Psychology: IUPsyS Global Resource [CD-ROM]. Hove, East Sussex, UK: Psychology Press.
  • Kim, Y. (1999). A Common Framework for the Ethics of the 21st Century. Paris: UNESCO. Available at http://unesdoc.unesco.org/ulis/index.html (open the "unesdoc.unesco.org" home page and enter the name of the document in the box labeled "Enter your search").
  • Kinnier, R.T., Kernes, J.L., & Dautheribes, T.M. (2000). A short list of universal moral values. Counseling and Values, October 1, 1-20. CK American Counseling Association (this document can also be downloaded at http://highbeam.com).
  • Küng, H. (Ed.) (1996). Yes to a Global Ethic. New York: Continuum Publishing Group. [Provides and reports on the Declaration Toward a Global Ethic developed by the Parliament of the World's Religions]
  • Küng, H., & Kuschel, K.-J. (1993). A Global Ethic: The Declaration of the Parliament of the World's Religions. New York: Continuum Publishing Group.
  • Küng, H.( 2005). The World's Religions: Common Ethical Values. Available at http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/focusareas/global_ethics/ laughlin-lectures/kung-world-religions.html
  • Leach, M.M., Glosoff, H.L., & Overmier, J.B.(2003, 2004). International ethics codes: A follow-up study of previously unmatched standards and principles. In J.B. Overmier & J.A. Overmier (Eds.). Psychology: IUPsyS Global Resource [CD-ROM]. Hove, East Sussex, UK: Psychology Press.
  • Leach, M.M., & Harbin, J.J. (1997). Psychological ethics codes: A comparison of twenty-four countries. International Journal of Psychology, 32(3), 181-192.
  • Love, C. (2000). Cultural origins, sharing, and appropriation: A Maori relfection. In G. Burford, & J. Hudson. Family Group Conferencing: New Directions in Community-Centered Child & Family Practice. New York: Aldine De Gruyter.
  • Nuttin, J. (1979). Are there universal standards that apply to psychologists in all countries? International Journal of Psychology, 14, 111-114.
  • Okasha, A., Arboleda-Florez, J., & Sartorius, N. (Eds.). (2000). Ethics, Culture and Psychiatry: International Perspectives. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press.
  • Pettifor, J.L. (2004). Professional ethics across national boundaries. European Psychologist, 9, 264-272.
  • Reich, W. T. (Ed.) (1995). Encyclopedia of bioethics, Vol. 5 (rev. ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster MacMillan. [Provides translations of ancient medical codes/prayers/ethical instructions for physicians]. These documents also can be downloaded from http://www.bioethics.org
  • Salim, J. (2004). Point of View: Global Ethics in the Age of the Internet. In UN Chronicle Online Edition, XLI(1). Available at http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/2004/issue1/0104p77.asp
  • Trimble, J. E. & Fisher, C. (Eds.) (2006). Handbook of ethical and responsible research with ethnocultural populations and communities. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (1998). The Universal Ethics Project: Preliminary Report, Part II: Archives of Participant Contributions. Available at http://unesdoc.unesco.org/ulis/index.html (Open the "unesdoc.unesco.org" home page, and enter the name of the document in the box labeled "Enter your search").
  • United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (n.d.). The Universal Ethics Project at a glance. Available at http://www.unesco.org/opi2/philosophyandethics/index.htm (Open the home page, then click on "Introduction").