Declarations
The World Medical Association recognises the following policies as global ethical standards.
- Declaration of Geneva. Introduced following the crimes which had just been committed in Nazi Germany, the Declaration of Geneva was intended as a revision of the Hippocratic Oath.
- Declaration of Helsinki. This is a statement of ethical principles for medical research involving human subjects.
- Declaration of Tokyo. This states that doctors should refuse to participate in, condone, or give permission for torture, degradation, or cruel treatment of prisoners or detainees.
- Declaration of Malta. This offers guidelince to doctors treating people who are on hunger strike.
- Declaration of Lisbon. This is an international statement of the rights of patients.
- Declaration of Ottawa. This sets out the principles necessary for optimal child health.
