The Nuremberg Tribunal
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This Tribunal was put in place to protect us from government and systems of
government abuse through legislation. It was written into international Law so
that never again would citizens be subjected to forced medical treatments and
unwanted drugs.
Under the Nuremberg Tribunal it states:
- voluntary consent of the human subject is absolutely essential. This means
that the person involved should have legal capacity to give consent; should be
situated as to be able to exercise free power of choice, without the intervention of
any element of force, fraud, deceit, duress, over-reaching, 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 the experimental subject there should be made known to him
the nature, duration, and purpose of the experiment; the method and means by which
it is to be conducted; all inconveniences and hazards reasonable to be expected;
and the effects upon his health or person which may possibly come from his
participation in the experiment. The duty and responsibility for ascertaining
the quality of the consent rest upon each individual who initiates, directs or
engages in the experiment. It is a personal duty and responsibility which may
not be delegated to another with impunity.
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