title: [Human experimentation: ethics and law].
abstract: The author justifies his work showing the need for standardization in experiments involving human beings. Major international and Brazilian regulations to that effect are referred to in order to establish main items that should guide an experimentation with human beings under ethical requirements.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Legal, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Meira
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006805:Human Experimentation; D006801:Humans; D007883:Legislation, Medical
vernacular_title: A experimentação com seres humanos: ética e lei.