Nuremberg Code
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The Nuremberg Code is a foundational set of ethical principles for human experimentation, emphasizing voluntary consent and the protection of research subjects, developed in response to Nazi medical atrocities after World War II.
All labels observed (2)
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| Nuremberg Code canonical | 3 |
| Nuremberg Code of Medical Ethics | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Nuremberg Code Context triple: [Doctors' Trial, subjectOf, Nuremberg Code]
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Nuremberg Principles
The Nuremberg Principles are a set of international legal standards, derived from the post–World War II Nuremberg Trials, that define crimes such as war crimes and crimes against humanity and affirm individual criminal responsibility under international law.
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London Charter of the International Military Tribunal
The London Charter of the International Military Tribunal was the 1945 agreement that established the legal framework, jurisdiction, and procedures for prosecuting major Nazi war criminals after World War II.
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Doctors' Trial
The Doctors' Trial was a post–World War II Nuremberg military tribunal in which Nazi physicians and medical administrators were prosecuted for war crimes and crimes against humanity, particularly for inhumane medical experiments on concentration camp prisoners.
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Geneva Conventions
The Geneva Conventions are a series of international treaties that set the standards of humanitarian treatment in war, protecting wounded soldiers, prisoners of war, and civilians.
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The Anatomy of the Nuremberg Trials
The Anatomy of the Nuremberg Trials is a detailed historical and legal account of the post–World War II Nuremberg war crimes proceedings, written by chief prosecutor Telford Taylor.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: Nuremberg Code Target entity description: The Nuremberg Code is a foundational set of ethical principles for human experimentation, emphasizing voluntary consent and the protection of research subjects, developed in response to Nazi medical atrocities after World War II.
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A.
Nuremberg Principles
The Nuremberg Principles are a set of international legal standards, derived from the post–World War II Nuremberg Trials, that define crimes such as war crimes and crimes against humanity and affirm individual criminal responsibility under international law.
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B.
London Charter of the International Military Tribunal
The London Charter of the International Military Tribunal was the 1945 agreement that established the legal framework, jurisdiction, and procedures for prosecuting major Nazi war criminals after World War II.
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C.
Doctors' Trial
The Doctors' Trial was a post–World War II Nuremberg military tribunal in which Nazi physicians and medical administrators were prosecuted for war crimes and crimes against humanity, particularly for inhumane medical experiments on concentration camp prisoners.
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D.
Geneva Conventions
The Geneva Conventions are a series of international treaties that set the standards of humanitarian treatment in war, protecting wounded soldiers, prisoners of war, and civilians.
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E.
The Anatomy of the Nuremberg Trials
The Anatomy of the Nuremberg Trials is a detailed historical and legal account of the post–World War II Nuremberg war crimes proceedings, written by chief prosecutor Telford Taylor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethical code
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historical document ⓘ research ethics guideline ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nuremberg Code
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surface form:
Nuremberg Code of Medical Ethics
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| appliesTo |
biomedical research involving human subjects
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clinical research ⓘ human experimentation ⓘ |
| authoredBy |
U.S. Nuremberg Military Tribunal I
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surface form:
judges of the U.S. Nuremberg Military Tribunal I
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| coreConcept |
beneficence
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justice in research ⓘ non-maleficence ⓘ respect for persons ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| createdInContextOf |
Doctors' Trial
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Nuremberg trials ⓘ
surface form:
Nuremberg Military Tribunals
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| createdInResponseTo |
Nazi human experimentation atrocities
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Nazi medical experiments ⓘ |
| dateFormulated | 1947 ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
beneficence in human experimentation
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protection of research subjects ⓘ researcher responsibility for subject safety ⓘ right of withdrawal from research ⓘ risk–benefit assessment ⓘ scientific necessity of experiments ⓘ voluntary informed consent ⓘ |
| field |
bioethics
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medical ethics ⓘ research ethics ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfPrinciples | 10 ⓘ |
| hasTenet |
degree of risk should never exceed the humanitarian importance of the problem
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experiments must yield fruitful results for the good of society ⓘ experiments should avoid all unnecessary physical and mental suffering and injury ⓘ experiments should be based on prior animal experimentation and knowledge of the disease ⓘ experiments should be conducted only by scientifically qualified persons ⓘ human subject should be at liberty to bring the experiment to an end ⓘ no experiment should be conducted where there is a prior reason to believe that death or disabling injury will occur ⓘ proper preparations and adequate facilities should be provided to protect subjects ⓘ requirement of voluntary consent of the human subject ⓘ scientist in charge must be prepared to terminate the experiment if continuation is likely to result in injury, disability, or death ⓘ |
| influenced |
Belmont Report
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Declaration of Helsinki ⓘ U.S. federal regulations on human subjects research ⓘ international research ethics standards ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
U.S. Nuremberg Military Tribunal I
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surface form:
United States military tribunal in Nuremberg
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| language |
English
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German ⓘ |
| legalStatus | not a binding statute but highly influential ethical standard ⓘ |
| placeFormulated | Nuremberg ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Nuremberg Code of Medical Ethics