Salvador Allende Lecture 2026 'On Impunity: From East West Street to 38 Londres Street' - Philippe Sands KC

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Salvador Allende Lecture 2026 'On Impunity: From East West Street to 38 Londres Street'      

Lecture summary: Philippe Sands traces the evolution of international rules on accountability for international crimes, a personal journey across crimes against humanity and genocide, from Lviv and Nuremberg to London, Punta Arenas and Santiago.

Philippe Sands KC is Professor of Law at University College London and Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard. He is a practising barrister at 11KBW, appears as counsel before the International Court of Justice and other international courts and tribunals, and sits as an international arbitrator. 

His books include East West Street: On the Origins of Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide (2016), The Ratline: Love, Lies and Justice on the Trail of a Nazi Fugitive (2020) and The Last Colony: A Tale of Exile, Justice and Britain’s Colonial Legacy (2022). His new book, 38 Londres Street: On Pinochet in England and a Nazi in Patagonia, was published in April 2025. He is translated into more than 30 languages.

Chair: David Lehmann (University of Cambridge)

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This event will be followed by a drinks reception in the Old Library.