III.M.5 PRINCIPLES OF MEDICAL ETHICS RELEVANT TO THE ROLE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL, PARTICULARLY PHYSICIANS, IN THE PROTECTION OF PRISONERS AND DETAINEES AGAINST TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT (18 December 1982)
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Adopted by the UN General Assembly, 18 December 1982. GA Res 37/194 (Annex), UN GAOR, 37th Sess, Supp No 51, at 211, UN Doc A/37/51 (1983).
Document: III.M.5
Part of: III.M ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
Part of: III.K PERSONAL SECURITY (BIOETHICAL/PHYSICAL/PSYCHOLOGICAL), TORTURE - as document III.K.1
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The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 31/85 of 13 December 1976, in which it invited the World Health Organization to prepare a draft code of medical ethics relevant to the protection…
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“III.M.5 PRINCIPLES OF MEDICAL ETHICS RELEVANT TO THE ROLE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL, PARTICULARLY PHYSICIANS, IN THE PROTECTION OF PRISONERS AND DETAINEES AGAINST TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT (18 December 1982)”, in:
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