Philippe Sands

1 week ago | frontline.thehindu.com | Philippe Sands |Bhavya Dore |Gowhar Geelani |Vaishna Roy

One Friday in October 1998, a little after 3 pm, an extraordinary fax arrived at Scotland Yard. It was from a judge in Spain. “I order,” it read, “the pre-trial detention of Augusto Pinochet Ugarte for the crimes of genocide and terrorism, issuing international search and capture orders to permit his extradition.

Jul 26, 2024 | ft.com | Philippe Sands

Sir Keir Starmer ran for office on a manifesto that repeatedly invoked respect for international law and undertook to “reconnect with our...

Jun 19, 2024 | newstatesman.com | Philippe Sands

In a changing world, the next government faces tough issues on Britain’s place in it. It is time to be brutally straight with ourselves: the country has fallen off the top table, its engagement with the past is at times delusional, and Brexit has left the country adrift and dangerously isolated in a world where allies are important. I see this daily in my own work in international law, on economic and environmental matters, on issues from security to human rights.

Dec 12, 2023 | theguardian.com | Philippe Sands

During the week when we mark 75 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 1948 convention on the prevention and punishment of genocide, I have been thinking about the genesis of both events and how we should commemorate them now. Adopted within 24 hours of each other in Paris in December 1948, the universal declaration seeks to protect individuals, while the convention seeks to protect groups.

Dec 12, 2023 | ca.sports.yahoo.com | Philippe Sands

During the week when we mark 75 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 1948 convention on the prevention and punishment of genocide, I have been thinking about the genesis of both events and how we should commemorate them now. Adopted within 24 hours of each other in Paris in December 1948, the universal declaration seeks to protect individuals, while the convention seeks to protect groups.