During our year commemorating the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights we have been remembering its birth from the...

To David, natural law was the expression of rightness and justice for, and the rights and freedoms that protected every member of humanity and give them the confidence that they need not fear authority.

This is the first of a short series by Tom Blackmore that looks at how the peace was won after the Second World War through the eyes of a Nuremberg prosecutor who went to champion and draft the ECHR. They look forward to commemorative performances of Sue Casson’s Dreams of Peace & Freedom later this year which will remember its birth from the ashes of a decimated Europe and celebrate the protections of the Convention in this its’ 75th anniversary year.