Human Rights Lawyer Prof. Philippe Sands
Prof. Sands chats with first-year students in the Margaret MacMillan Trinity One Program and then delivers the聽.
On November 22, human rights lawyer Prof. Philippe Sands stopped by for a聽. Prof. Sands was on the Trinity campus as he was delivering the聽Margaret MacMillan Lecture in International Relations: East West Street聽later that afternoon.
Prof. Sands and students had an engaging discussion about the importance of history, social justice, international law, the role of the judiciary system, crimes against humanity and genocide. They were joined by Prof. Michael Kessler, the Raymond Pryke Chair and Director, Margaret MacMillan Trinity One Program. Trinity is very grateful to Prof. Sands for his generosity with his time to spend with our inquisitive students.
At the Margaret MacMillan Lecture, Trinity鈥檚 Chancellor The Hon. William C. Graham introduced our guest speaker.
鈥淧hilippe鈥檚 accomplishments go well beyond just practicing and teaching law, as he is also an extremely successful and thoughtful writer鈥� he has contributed greatly to the public discourse on big issues of our day, such as the Iraq war legal status, the United States use of torture, the UK Bill of Rights, maritime boundary disputes, the rule of law regarding climate change, and the arms trade. Philippe has contributed to that place that international law has in influencing the conduct of states. Philippe is uniquely qualified to help us understand these events and how we contribute to the construction of a positive global order in these complex and perplexing times,鈥� Chancellor Graham said is his remarks.
In his multimedia lecture, Prof. Sands shared his personal stories and account of the history of genocide and the origins of crimes against humanity.
Philippe Sands QC is a 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聽Lawless World聽(2005) and聽Torture Team聽(2008). He contributes to the聽New York Review of Books,听Vanity Fair,听the Financial Times听补苍诲听The Guardian. His new book聽East West Street: On the Origins of Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide聽has just won the聽. 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).
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