Steiner Verlag
Ulf Schmidt / Kate Docking / David Peace / Andreas Frewer (Eds.)
Leo Alexander at the Nazi Doctors’ Trial
The Nuremberg Diary and Correspondence
History and Philosophy of Medicine – Vol. 18
Wie entstand der “Nuremberg Code of Medical Ethics“? Welche Rolle spielte der Arzt und Experte Leo Alexander? Was verraten uns Tagebuch und Briefe zur Medizinethik? Wie wurden Humanexperimente und „Euthanasie“ entdeckt?
The Nuremberg Diary and Correspondence provide readers unprecedented access to the personal papers of Leo Alexander, the chief medical expert at the Nuremberg Doctors’ Trial (1946–1947). This annotated edition offers a unique insight into the ethical and legal challenges that Alexander and his colleagues faced as they uncovered and documented the medical crimes of the Nazi regime, including human experiments, compulsory sterilisations, and the so-called “euthanasia” programme – the killing of mentally ill and physically disabled people.
Through his diary, we witness the meticulous work of a dedicated investigator, which laid the foundation for the Nuremberg Code, a landmark
for human rights in modern biomedical ethics and the establishment of international medical law. Complemented by selected correspondence,
photographs, scientific publications, detailed indices and excerpts from the trial, this volume is essential for anyone interested in the pursuit of justice
and the development of human rights in medical science in the wake of the Second World War.
The book is dedicated to the victims and survivors who have been persecuted by authoritarian regimes.
Funding: European Research Council (ERC), Professur für Ethik in der Medizin, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
2025, 248 pages, € 57,– (D)
978-3-515-13858-1 
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