Donald M. Ferencz

Donald M. Ferencz is a Visiting Professor at Middlesex University School of Law and the Convenor of the Global Institute for the Prevention of Aggression. He served as an NGO advisor to the Special Working Group on the Crime of Aggression, charged with developing amendments to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, defining the crime of aggression and setting forth the circumstances under which the Court may exercise its aggression jurisdiction. His work in the field of international justice focuses primarily on strengthening the rule of law through universalization of the core crimes of the International Criminal Court, and he remains actively involved in the global campaign to criminalize the unlawful use of armed force, both internationally and within national criminal codes.