Declaration of Helsinki

This article is about the human medical experimentation ethics document. For other uses, see Declaration of Helsinki (disambiguation).

The Declaration of Helsinki (DoH, Finnish: Helsingin julistus) is a set of ethical principles regarding human experimentation developed originally in 1964 for the medical community by the World Medical Association (WMA).[1] It is widely regarded as the cornerstone document on human research ethics.[1][2][3][4]

It is not a legally binding instrument under the international law, but instead draws its authority from the degree to which it has been codified in, or influenced, national or regional legislation and regulations.[5] Its role was described by a Brazilian forum in 2000 in these words: "Even though the Declaration of Helsinki is the responsibility of the World Medical Association, the document should be considered the property of all humanity."[5]

  1. ^ a b World Medical Association (2013). "Declaration of Helsinki: Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects". JAMA. 310 (20): 2191–2194. doi:10.1001/jama.2013.281053. hdl:10818/33790. PMID 24141714.
  2. ^ "WMA Press Release: WMA revises the Declaration of Helsinki. 9 October 2000". Archived from the original on September 27, 2006.
  3. ^ Snežana, Bošnjak (2001). "The declaration of Helsinki: The cornerstone of research ethics". Archive of Oncology. 9 (3): 179–84.
  4. ^ Tyebkhan, G (2003). "Declaration of Helsinki: the ethical cornerstone of human clinical research". Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology. 69 (3): 245–7. PMID 17642902.
  5. ^ a b Human, Delon; Fluss, Sev S. (July 24, 2001). "The World Medical Association's Declaration of Helsinki: Historical and contemporary perspectives. 5th draft" (PDF). World Medical Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.