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Eight senior legal figures, including a former president of the UK’s Supreme Court, insist that international law be upheld
The lawsuit brought by six young Portuguese has drawn attention to the shortcomings of the Paris Agreement
International support is growing for a special criminal tribunal to investigate Putin and his accomplices
His invasion of Ukraine poses a grave challenge, and one that sanctions and financial measures alone cannot address
Three books look at colonial-era crimes and offer insights on the way to defuse this flashpoint in the culture war
Secrets, lies and spies’ legacies: an appreciation of author John Le Carré
Fetishising the labels we give to acts of horror skews our responses to other mass atrocities
Philippe Sands untangles a web of denial, cover-up and self-deception in the story of Otto Wächter
Nate DiMeo packs a lot of history into bite-sized episodes
Investigating a Nazi fugitive’s death in Rome, Philippe Sands sought advice from the author
The author and professor visits brothers Ahmet and Mehmet Altan, jailed for life for treason
Human rights lawyer wanders Ukraine city, with pianist born there
The author and professor finds himself wandering the streets of Lviv with Emanuel Ax, one of the world’s great pianists
Life-long Londoners pick what they love most about their city
The author and law professor visits the places in the Eternal City where a Nazi on the run sought refuge
The Nazi era casts a long shadow over a prizewinning portrait of a single street in Berlin
When does the writer’s work end? Philippe Sands reflects on what happens after publication opens new doors
A round-up of must-read titles
The author on giving to a refugee charity, ferreting through Nazi correspondence and meeting with his publisher
Book on international law by Philippe Sands wins biggest non-fiction award
When Philippe Sands’ espresso machine broke down, he took it to Haddon Rustin, who introduced him to a new world of beans and machines
The law professor on his lecture at the Hay Festival and why he is hopeless with faces and names
The author weaves together biography and family memoir to illuminate a crucial chapter in the development of international law
The law professor on Nuremberg memorial week and the quest for international justice
Philippe Sands’s documentary raises uncomfortable questions
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