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Philippe Sands dives into the history of justice and war crimes, covering the Nuremberg trials, Augusto Pinochet's arrest in London, and the current conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza.
Do we really hold the powerful to account?
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In a world in which Trump is kidnapping and assassinating heads of state, many now see international law as weak and unenforceable. Join author, lawyer, and professor, Philippe Sands, as he argues that combating impunity — the ability of the powerful to escape accountability for atrocities — is more essential now than ever. Drawing on landmark cases, including the trial of Pinochet and his connection to the Nazi Walther Rauff, Sands shows that when the powerful evade accountability, it undermines global order. Sands contends that giving up on the law now amounts to giving up on order completely.
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Philippe Sands is a writer and lawyer known for his work in international law and human rights. His books chart the use of international law to hold to account violations of international law from Chile's Pinochet to Nazis who fled to avoid the Nuremberg trials. He has emerged as a leading defender of the rule of law around the world in an age where populism and conflict threaten to send the world into anarchy.
He is currently a Professor of Laws and the Director of the Centre on International Courts and Tribunals at University College London. He has appeared as a counsel and advocate at the International Court of Justice, the European Court of Justice, the European Court of Human Rights and the International Criminal Court. His most recent book, 38 Londres Street, charts the trial of Pinochet, the first national leader to be tried under international law, and the efforts to hold Nazi officers responsible for the holocaust to account.
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Philippe Sands dives into the history of justice and war crimes, covering the Nuremberg trials, Augusto Pinochet's arrest in London, and the current conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza.
Do we really hold the powerful to account?
With a free trial, you can watch the full talk NOW at iai.tv/video/immunity-and-impunity-in-a-lawless-world?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=description
In a world in which Trump is kidnapping and assassinating heads of state, many now see international law as weak and unenforceable. Join author, lawyer, and professor, Philippe Sands, as he argues that combating impunity — the ability of the powerful to escape accountability for atrocities — is more essential now than ever. Drawing on landmark cases, including the trial of Pinochet and his connection to the Nazi Walther Rauff, Sands shows that when the powerful evade accountability, it undermines global order. Sands contends that giving up on the law now amounts to giving up on order completely.
#politics #history #geopolitics #war #law
Philippe Sands is a writer and lawyer known for his work in international law and human rights. His books chart the use of international law to hold to account violations of international law from Chile's Pinochet to Nazis who fled to avoid the Nuremberg trials. He has emerged as a leading defender of the rule of law around the world in an age where populism and conflict threaten to send the world into anarchy.
He is currently a Professor of Laws and the Director of the Centre on International Courts and Tribunals at University College London. He has appeared as a counsel and advocate at the International Court of Justice, the European Court of Justice, the European Court of Human Rights and the International Criminal Court. His most recent book, 38 Londres Street, charts the trial of Pinochet, the first national leader to be tried under international law, and the efforts to hold Nazi officers responsible for the holocaust to account.
The Institute of Art and Ideas features videos and articles from cutting edge thinkers discussing the ideas that are shaping the world, from metaphysics to string theory, technology to democracy, aesthetics to genetics. Subscribe today! iai.tv/subscribe?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=immunity-and-impunity-in-a-lawless-world
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