Beginning in 1945 with his prosecution of war criminals during the Nuremberg Tribunal, the work of Benjamin Ferencz has long focused on issues of international criminal justice and world peace. A strong supporter of the International Criminal Court, Mr. Ferencz advocates steps to replace the “rule of force with the rule of law.” This website is devoted to his life's work - from transcripts of the Nuremberg hearings to his more recent writing and lectures dealing with the current questions confronting the world.

Nuremberg's legacy lives on in a world determined to prosecute the worst of crimes

Thursday April 19 '12

Minnesota Public Radio/Ellen J. Kennedy

Last September, in The Hague, Netherlands, 92-year-old Ben Ferencz spoke impassioned words in the prosecution's closing arguments against Thomas Lubanga, who was charged with abducting... more »

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