The Nazi Doctors and the Nuremberg Code: Human Rights in Human Experimentation

by George J. Annas and Michael A. Grodin

Book Overview

The atrocities committed by Nazi physicians and researchers during World War II prompted the development of the Nuremberg Code to define the ethics of modern medical experimentation utilizing human subjects. Since its enunciation, the Code has been viewed as one of the cornerstones of modern bioethical thought. The sources and ramifications of this important document are thoroughly discussed in this book by a distinguished roster of contemporary professionals...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195101065
• ISBN13: 9780195101065
• Release Date: August 1995
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"