Philippe Sands, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Philippe Sands

British legal scholar and author

Date of Birth: 17-Oct-1960

Place of Birth: London

Profession: writer, lawyer, jurist, university teacher

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Philippe Sands, QC (born 17 October 1960) is British and French lawyer at Matrix Chambers, and Professor of Laws and Director of the Centre on International Courts and Tribunals at University College London.
A specialist in international law, he appears as counsel and advocate before many international courts and tribunals, including the International Court of Justice, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, the European Court of Justice, the European Court of Human Rights and the International Criminal Court.Sands serves on the panel of arbitrators at the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).He is the author of sixteen books on international law, including Lawless World (2005) and Torture Team (2008).
His book East West Street: On the Origins of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity (2016) has been awarded numerous prizes, including the 2016 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction.
On 5 February 2018 Sands was appointed President of English PEN.