Covert Review Request State
Class
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#CovertReviewRequestState
Definition
State in which a client or third party instructs a reviewing professional to evaluate another professional's work without the knowledge or consent of that professional, creating obligations of transparency and professional courtesy.
Properties
Subclass of
Action Constraints
Reviewing professional should insist on notifying the subject professional
Reviewing professional should not proceed under covert conditions
Activation Conditions
Client instructs reviewer to withhold engagement from subject professional
Peer review or evaluation is commissioned without notifying the professional whose work is under review
Confidence
0.85
Obligation Activation
Obligation to object to or refuse covert review conditions
Professional courtesy notification obligation
Transparency duty toward peer professional
Persistence Type
non_inertial
Principle Transformation
Transforms general professional courtesy and fairness principles into a concrete notification obligation before accepting or conducting a peer review engagement.
State Category
conflict
Termination Conditions
Client withdraws the covert instruction
Reviewing professional declines the engagement
Subject professional is notified of the review
Match Confidence
0.0
Matches Existing
false
Source Evidence
Text references
Engineer B objects to conducting the peer review without advising Engineer A
Owner instructs Engineer B to conduct the peer review without letting Engineer A know
Source text
Owner instructs Engineer B to conduct the peer review without letting Engineer A know
Used in cases 1
Case ontologies that instantiate this class. Computed from each individual's type, so the list stays current as cases are extracted. The originating case is shown under Extraction details.
Case 15TTL
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@prefix skos: <http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#> .
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proeth:CovertReviewRequestState a owl:Class ;
rdfs:label "Covert Review Request State" ;
proeth:actionConstraints "Reviewing professional should insist on notifying the subject professional",
"Reviewing professional should not proceed under covert conditions" ;
proeth:activationConditions "Client instructs reviewer to withhold engagement from subject professional",
"Peer review or evaluation is commissioned without notifying the professional whose work is under review" ;
proeth:confidence "0.85" ;
proeth:obligationActivation "Obligation to object to or refuse covert review conditions",
"Professional courtesy notification obligation",
"Transparency duty toward peer professional" ;
proeth:persistenceType "non_inertial" ;
proeth:principleTransformation "Transforms general professional courtesy and fairness principles into a concrete notification obligation before accepting or conducting a peer review engagement." ;
proeth:stateCategory "conflict" ;
proeth:terminationConditions "Client withdraws the covert instruction",
"Reviewing professional declines the engagement",
"Subject professional is notified of the review" ;
proeth:textReferences "Engineer B objects to conducting the peer review without advising Engineer A",
"Owner instructs Engineer B to conduct the peer review without letting Engineer A know" ;
proeth-prov:discoveredInCase 15 ;
proeth-prov:discoveredInPass 1 ;
proeth-prov:discoveredInSection "facts" ;
proeth-prov:firstDiscoveredAt "2026-06-02T19:52:16.328615+00:00"^^xsd:dateTime ;
proeth-prov:firstDiscoveredInCase 15 ;
proeth-prov:matchConfidence 0.0 ;
proeth-prov:matchesExisting false ;
proeth-prov:sourceText "Owner instructs Engineer B to conduct the peer review without letting Engineer A know" ;
rdfs:comment "State in which a client or third party instructs a reviewing professional to evaluate another professional's work without the knowledge or consent of that professional, creating obligations of transparency and professional courtesy." ;
rdfs:subClassOf proeth:ConflictState ;
skos:definition "State in which a client or third party instructs a reviewing professional to evaluate another professional's work without the knowledge or consent of that professional, creating obligations of transparency and professional courtesy." ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-06-02T19:52:16.328615+00:00"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasAttributedTo "Case 15 Extraction",
"claude-sonnet-4-6" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
15
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-06-02T19:52:16.328615+00:00
First case
15
Generated
2026-06-02T19:52:16.328615+00:00
Attributed to
['Case 15 Extraction', 'claude-sonnet-4-6']