East West Street: Personal Stories about Life and Law
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, November 22, 2016 | 5:00PM - 7:00PM | External Event, George Ignatieff Theatre (GIT), 15 Devonshire Place |
Series
The Margaret MacMillan Lecture in International Relations
Description
Philippe Sands QC is Professor of Law at University College London and a practising barrister at Matrix Chambers. He appears before many international courts and tribunals, including the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice, and sits as an arbitrator in cases on international law and sports law.
He is the author of numerous academic books on international law, as well as Lawless World (2005) and Torture Team (2008). He contributes to the New York Review of Books, Vanity Fair, the Financial Times and The Guardian.
His new book East West Street: On the Origins of Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide (Alfred Knopf/Weidenfeld & Nicolson) has been longlisted for the Cundil Prize and the Baillie Gifford Prize. It is accompanied by a shorter work (City of Lions, Pushkin Press), a BBC Storyville film (My Nazi Legacy), and a performance piece with music (A Song of Good and Evil).
He is a vice president of the Hay Festival and a member of the board of English PEN and of the Tricycle Theatre.
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