Nuremberg Code
Consent in experiments
The Nuremberg Code is a set of ethical principles governing human experimentation, established in 1947 following the trials of Nazi doctors who conducted brutal medical experiments on concentration camp prisoners.
Its central tenet is that voluntary, informed consent is absolutely essential—no experiment may be conducted on a person without their understanding and agreement.
The Code also requires that experiments must benefit society, minimize suffering, and allow subjects to withdraw at any time.
It remains foundational to modern research ethics and biomedical law.
The study was criticized for violating the Nuremberg Code.
- medical ethicsHealthcare moral principles
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- medicalOf healthcare practice
- experimentsTests of a hypothesis
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