These people are in Violation of the Nuremberg Code. Punishable by Death. What Are The Nuremberg Code's Ethical Guidelines For Research? The Nuremberg Code aimed to protect human subjects from enduring the kind of cruelty and exploitation the prisoners endured at concentration camps. The 10 elements of the code are: Voluntary consent is essential The results of any experiment must be for the greater good of society Human experiments should be based on previous animal experimentation Experiments should be conducted by avoiding physical/mental suffering and injury No experiments should be conducted if it is believed to cause death/disability The risks should never exceed the benefits Adequate facilities should be used to protect subjects Experiments should be conducted only by qualified scientists Subjects should be able to end their participation at any time The scientist in charge must be prepared to terminate the experiment when injury, disability, or death is likely to occur