1997/11/13 by Evelyne Shuster · 4 citations
Social Sciences · Arts and Humanities · #Torture, Ethics, and Law #International Law and Human Rights #Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics
paper · doi:10.1056/nejm199711133372006
openalex publication_date 1997/11/13 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The Nuremberg Code 1. The voluntary consent of the human subject is absolutely essential. This means that the person involved should have legal capacity to give consent; should be so situated as to be able to exercise free power of choice, without the intervention of any element of force, fraud, deceit, duress, overreaching, or other ulterior form of constraint or coercion; and should have sufficient knowledge and comprehension of the elements of the subject matter involved as to enable him to make an understanding and enlightened decision. This latter element requires that before the acceptance of an affirmative decision by . . .