Law is always better than war: Nuremberg trials prosecutor dies aged 103

Benjamin Ferencz stands with hands outstretched as he delivers a speech at the lectern.

Former chief prosecutor of the Einsatzgruppen Trial Benjamin Ferencz in 2010. Source: AAP / Armina Weigel

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Benjamin Ferencz, the last surviving prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials which brought Nazi war criminals to justice following the Second World War has died.

Mr Ferencz secured convictions of numerous German officers who led roving death squads during the war and remained a longtime advocate for international law and justice following the trials.

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