title: [The Oath of Geneva].
abstract: The atrocities of Nazi doctors as revealed by the Nuremberg trial caused the World Medical Association in 1948 to formulate a modernized version of the Hippocratic Oath. The author discusses particularly the notion of Humanity, newly introduced in this so-called Oath of Geneva: contradictions may arise between medical interests and criteria of humanity, which make it necessary to draw limits.
authors.affiliation: Institut universitaire de Médecine légale, Centre médical universitaire, Genève.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ummel
mesh_terms: D004992:Ethics, Medical / Q000266:history*; D006625:Hippocratic Oath; D049673:History, 20th Century; D011056:Political Systems / Q000266:history*; D013557:Switzerland
vernacular_title: Genève, le temps d'un serment.