Leo Alexander at the Nazi Doctors' Trial

The Nuremberg Diary and Correspondence
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-3-515-13858-1
Verlag: Steiner Franz Verlag

Buch, Englisch, Deutsch, 248 Seiten, Gebunden, Format (B × H): 182 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 602 g

Reihe: Geschichte und Philosophie der Medizin / History and Philosophy of Medicine

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schmidt, Ulf

Docking, Kate

Peace, David

Frewer, Andreas

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Deutsche Geschichte
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Geschichte der Medizin
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsgeschichte, Recht der Antike

Über Autor(innen)

Schmidt, Ulf
Ulf Schmidt is Professor of Modern History at the University of Hamburg, founding-director of the Centre for the Study of Health, Ethics, and Society, and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He is Principal Investigator of an ERC Synergy Grant.

Peace, David
David Peace is a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at the Centre for the Study of Health, Ethics, and Society at Hamburg and part of an ERC funded project. His PhD dealt with “From Galtonian Eugenics to Biosocial Science”.

Docking, Kate
Kate Docking is a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at the Centre for the Study of Health, Ethics, and Society at Hamburg and part of an ERC funded project. Her PhD dealt with Medical Personnel of Ravensbrück Concentration Camp.

Frewer, Andreas
Andreas Frewer is Professor at the Institute for History of Medicine and Medical Ethics at Erlangen-Nürnberg University. He is member of several Ethics Boards, Senior Advisory Consultant of the WHO and editor.