International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals

Few figures in international law have witnessed and influenced its development as much as Judge Theodor Meron. A Holocaust survivor who became a leading scholar, government legal adviser, diplomat and international judge, his unique reflections offer a first-hand account, built over decades of experience, of how international law is formed, interpreted, and applied under pressure.  I recently met with Judge Meron at his residence in Trinity College, Oxford, to discuss his memoir, A Thousand Miracles: From Surviving the Holocaust to Judging Genocide. In this interview, Meron, aged 96, reflects on the extraordinary experiences that shaped his commitment to justice, the discipline of applying the law free from politics, and his hope for the future of international justice.