"Neither the Nuremberg Code nor the excerpted portion of the UNESCO declaration have any relevance to arguments about mask-wearing. Loyola University Chicago School of Law professor Nadia Sawicki agreed. "The post conflates concepts from individual medical treatment (and experimentation) with measures that are necessary to protect public health," she added. "It does not apply to public health measures that the government may take to protect its citizens."Īlso, neither the Nuremberg Code nor the UNESCO statement are legally binding law in the US or elsewhere, although the Code is recognized as an authoritative source for courts throughout the United States, said Wolf. "The Nuremberg Code has absolutely nothing to say about mask mandates," said Leslie Wolf, a law professor and expert in health law, public health and ethics. Though not in the Code, the part of the posts which says "in no case should a collective agreement or the consent of a community leader or any other authority, substitute for an individuals informed consent" does appear in United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 2005 Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights. The text of the Nuremberg Code does not contain the passages cited by the social media posts, nor does it include "articles" or "sections." The verdict, published in 1947, included a detailed description of "Permissible Medical Experiments." These 10 points became known as the Nuremberg Code. Karl Brandt, in which 23 doctors and administrators were prosecuted for their roles in conducting medical experiments on concentration camp inmates. The Nuremberg Military Tribunals tried German officials for war crimes following World War II. Health law experts say that the Nuremberg Code is not related to public health measures such as mask wearing. Several US states and the District of Columbia require individuals to wear a mask in public indoor spaces, regardless of vaccination status.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends face coverings for everyone two years and older to help stop the spread of the virus. More examples of the claim - which come as the United States, Britain, France and Australia have announced record numbers of daily Covid-19 cases - also appeared on Facebook here and here. Screenshot of an Instagram post taken on January 5, 2022
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