Benjamin B. Ferencz papers
- SubTitle
- Speech file
- Date
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1981-1991
- Genre/Form
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Letterheads.
Stationery.
- Extent
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2 linear ft..
The series pertains to speeches, television and radio interviews, and other public appearances regarding the history of the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials process that Benjamin B. Ferencz conducted in order to advance the cause of world peace and the formation of a permanent international criminal court.
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