Philippe Sands is the author of numerous books on international law and politics, most recently 38 Londres Street (New York: Penguin, 2025), his account of the arrest of the former Chilean dictator Pinochet and an unexpected connection to Nazi Germany. He is also one of the world’s most influential human rights lawyers, having conducted several cases at the International Court of Justice as a barrister. His book, East West Street (New York: Knopf, 2016), a remarkable blend of personal and legal history, examines the origins of the two separate concepts of genocide and crimes against humanity, which emerged at the same time in the same city, Lviv. But in a changing environment where impunity is back in vogue from Europe to the Middle East, politicians wanted on international arrest warrants appear once more to move around the world with relative ease. What means and instruments are available to bring those responsible on any side of a conflict to justice and strengthen international human rights?
Historian and journalist Philip Blom will lead the conversation with Philippe Sands.
