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In 19 56, he returned to the united states with his family to begin a career in private law practice. And he started writing about international law and speaking about his experiences at nuremberg. His idea rinstrumental in the development of the international criminal court at the hague. He gave the closing statement in the court's first case against the congales war lord. I asked him about retirement, and he said he has no desire to play golf.

When Benjamin Ferencz was 27 years old, he prosecuted his very first trial. There were 22 defendants, each of them high-ranking members of Nazi Germany’s death squad. The entire world was watching.

Today, we take a look at the Nuremberg trials and their role in defining international law after World War II.

This episode originally aired in 2018—this version includes an update with Benjamin Ferencz, who celebrated his 101st birthday earlier this year.

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