In Reply Dr Merz claims that we understated the “precedential value” of the Nuremberg Code on the common law development of the “legal duty” of medical scientists to secure informed consent. Our Viewpoint made clear that the Code has been a “milestone …
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: The Nuremberg Code 70 Years Later
This Viewpoint examines the impact that the Nuremberg Code has had on the history of biomedical research ethics and discusses its place at the intersection of contemporary medicine and politics.
