Benjamin B. Ferencz

Benjamin B. Ferencz

Mr. Ferencz graduated from Harvard Law School in 1943, and soon after enlisted and served under General Patton in World War Two. He was transferred to the newly created War Crimes Branch of the Army to gather evidence of Nazi cruelty and criminal activity and to apprehend the criminals. From this transfer onward Mr. Ferencz’s work has focused on world peace and other issues of international criminal justice. Benjamin addressed the Conference at the affirmation of the Rome Statute in 1998, asserting that “an international criminal court - the missing link in the world legal order - is within our grasp.” He has since stayed involved in the ICC, contributing to the Preparatory Commission, and helping to define aggression. He has been a constant force to gain support for the ICC, and continues to work for his goal of replacing the “rule of force with the rule of law.” Benjamin lives with his wife Gertrude in New Rochelle, New York. They have four grown children. He continues to speak around the world for global peace and international law.

Benjamin B. Ferencz

IHLD 2010