Philippe Sands
International lawyer at UCL and 11 King's Bench Walk; author of East West Street.
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- Philippe Sands is a British and French lawyer and writer.
- He is professor of laws and director of the Centre on International Courts and Tribunals at University College London, and a barrister at 11 King's Bench Walk who appears before the International Court of Justice and other international courts.
- His book East West Street (2016), on the origins of genocide and crimes against humanity, won the Baillie Gifford Prize; The Ratline, The Last Colony and 38 Londres Street followed.
- He was president of English PEN from 2018 to 2023.
Key facts
- Current roles
- Professor of Laws and Director, Centre on International Courts and Tribunals, UCL; barrister at 11 King's Bench Walk from 1 October 20221
- Born
- 17 October 1960, London1
- Education
- BA (1982) and LLM, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge1
- Bar
- Called in 1985; founding member of Matrix Chambers (2000); Queen's Counsel (2003)1
- Books
- Lawless World (2005); Torture Team (2008); East West Street (2016), Baillie Gifford Prize; The Ratline (2020); The Last Colony (2022); 38 Londres Street (2025)1
- Other roles
- President of English PEN from February 2018 to April 2023; Hay Festival board from 2018 to December 20241
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