Nuremberg Code


An international code of research ethics developed during the trials of Nazi war criminals after World War II and widely adopted as a standard during the 1950s and 1960s for protecting human subjects involved in clinical trials and research

Nuremberg Code

(nŭr′ĕm-bĕrg) A set of principles established after World War II to protect the rights of research participants (subjects).

Nuremberg,

city in Germany in which code was established following World War II. Nuremberg Code - protects the rights of individuals who participate in medical research.