From Nuremberg to modern medical codes of ethics

Abstract

One of the most important tragic happenings of the human history, it was the second world war, during the twenty century. Sorne doctors and investigators from the nazi regimen participated, in a very active and cruel way, on the long processing of discrimination and elimination of millions of human beings. As a result from the Nuremberg processes, many different worldly medical assemblies have been working on ethic codes referring to investigation and clinic practicing on human beings. On this essay are included sorne considerations about those medical ethic aspects which are based on the hypocrites values on defense of life and respect for the human being as a personal individual.