Doctors' Trial

Doctors' Trial

The Doctors' Trial (German: Ärzteprozess), also known as the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials, was a series of war crimes trials held in Nuremberg, Germany after World War II. The trials were conducted by the United States to prosecute prominent Nazi doctors who participated in human experimentation and mass murder under the guise of medical research.

Pronunciation

• English: /ˈdɒktəz ˈtraɪəl/
• German: /ˈɛɐ̯tstəpʁoːsɛs/

Etymology

The term "Doctors' Trial" is a direct translation of the German term "Ärzteprozess". "Ärzte" is the plural form of "Arzt", meaning "doctor", and "prozess" means "trial" or "process". The term was coined to describe the specific trial of medical professionals following World War II.

Related Terms

• Nuremberg Trials
• Nazi human experimentation
• Medical ethics
• War crimes
• Crimes against humanity

See Also

• Nuremberg Code
• Nuremberg Principles
• Medical law
• Medical jurisprudence

References

• Nuremberg Military Tribunals
• Nazi concentration camps
• Holocaust

External links

• Medical encyclopedia article on Doctors' Trial
• Wikipedia's article - Doctors' Trial

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