Torture is Illegal from 1947

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from 2009 - Human experimentation without consent has been prohibited in any setting since 1947, when the Nuremberg Code, which resulted from the prosecution of Nazi doctors, set down 10 sacrosanct principles. The code states that voluntary consent of subjects is essential and that all unnecessary physical and mental suffering should be avoided. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/02/cia-usa