Philippe Sands
Biographic Data
| ID | 5578643 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Philippe Sands |
| GIVEN NAMES | Philippe |
| FAMILY NAME | Sands |
| SIGNATURE | SANDS P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College London |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Philippe Sands
On lizard pumps and the self-determination of Karen Knop
Karen Knop had a myriad of human and intellectual qualities, not least a remarkable ability to straddle a range of different worlds. She was as comfortable delving into legal theory as she was conversing with judges of the Supreme Court of Canada or the International Court of Justice. Her ability to meld the personal and the scholarly was reflected in her work and in the essence of her being, offering those who engaged with her scholarship the co…
Tribute to James Richard Crawford, delivered Jesus College Cambridge, Saturday 28 May 2022
Genocide at 70
On the anniversary of the Genocide Convention, it is useful that we look back at the history of the crime of genocide, its relationship with crimes against humanity and that we reflect on its relevance today.1 Over the last nine years, I have spent a significant amount of time grappling with these questions, whilst writing East West Street.2 The book is about the lives of individuals seeking to understand how their particular circumstances contri…
Reflections on International Judicialization
This lecture was delivered at the European Society of International Law’s annual conference, which was held in Oslo in September 2015. Addressing the move to judicialization, the lecture touches on the function of international courts and tribunals in resolving disputes and contributing to the gradual development of international law and their role as social agents in the evolution of human consciousness and actions. Adopting a historical and per…
On being 40
Few law review
Should trees have standing
article, 'Should Trees Have Standing?', the idea immediately struck an exciting chord. The contributions in this special edition more than amply fulfil the rich promise of that initial suggestion. Each of the contributors has generously provided a philosophically rich and thoughtful engagement with Stone's iconic work, and he, in turn, has provided a typically intellectually engagedand engagingresponse
Torture Team
'May well be the best bit of contemporary investigative journalism you will read! follows a paper trail and nails the truth' - Rod Liddle, Sunday Times. 'Gripping, furious and very serious indeed' - John le Carre. After 9/11, the Bush administration declared that it would have to work through 'the dark side'. And it did: the Administration turned its back on the rules and on America's commitment to the dignity of every human person. It embraced t…
The ‘political’ and the ‘legal’
This comment responds to a central issue posed by Professor Tushnet as to the way in which democracies control the exercise of emergency powers. Sands believes that ‘law’ and ‘politics’ are not mutually exclusive, and that the relationship between them suggests that a general theory on the interplay of political and legal factors in controlling the exercise of emergency powers remains elusive
Lawless World
International Law Transformed? From Pinochet to Congo
Drawing from the Pinochet and Congo v. Belgium judgments, this paper addresses issues arising from the question of which courts (national or international?) are best suited to exercise jurisdiction over individuals accused of crimes against humanity, war crimes, or genocide. It begins by looking at the approach taken in the Statute of the International Criminal Court. It moves on to discuss established views on the matter in general international…
Unilateralism', values, and international law
States take unilateral measures every day. Their 'unilateral acts' only become contentious where one state seeks to impose its values on another state, and where that other state has not consented to the imposed values. Recently international tribunals have sought to determine when values may be imposed in environmental/natural resource disputes. In the Shrimp/Turtle case the WTO Appelate Body identified three international conditions which need …
III. External Relations
Developments in the external relations policy and law of the European Union are too numerous to describe comprehensively in this note. We have therefore identified and described what we consider to be some of the more significant issues. These are: recent moves towards enlargement, in particular the Union's pre-accession strategy; expansion of the Union's regional co-operation policies; the mid-term review of the Lomé Convention; and progress in …
IV. External Relations
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IV. External Relations
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II. External Relations
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European Community Environmental Law
Lawless World
European Community Environmental Law
On being 40
Few law review
Unilateralism', values, and international law
States take unilateral measures every day. Their 'unilateral acts' only become contentious where one state seeks to impose its values on another state, and where that other state has not consented to the imposed values. Recently international tribunals have sought to determine when values may be imposed in environmental/natural resource disputes. In the Shrimp/Turtle case the WTO Appelate Body identified three international conditions which need …
II. External Relations
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
European Community Environmental Law
IV. External Relations
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
IV. External Relations
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
III. External Relations
Developments in the external relations policy and law of the European Union are too numerous to describe comprehensively in this note. We have therefore identified and described what we consider to be some of the more significant issues. These are: recent moves towards enlargement, in particular the Union's pre-accession strategy; expansion of the Union's regional co-operation policies; the mid-term review of the Lomé Convention; and progress in …
Unilateralism', values, and international law
States take unilateral measures every day. Their 'unilateral acts' only become contentious where one state seeks to impose its values on another state, and where that other state has not consented to the imposed values. Recently international tribunals have sought to determine when values may be imposed in environmental/natural resource disputes. In the Shrimp/Turtle case the WTO Appelate Body identified three international conditions which need …
International Law Transformed? From Pinochet to Congo
Drawing from the Pinochet and Congo v. Belgium judgments, this paper addresses issues arising from the question of which courts (national or international?) are best suited to exercise jurisdiction over individuals accused of crimes against humanity, war crimes, or genocide. It begins by looking at the approach taken in the Statute of the International Criminal Court. It moves on to discuss established views on the matter in general international…
Lawless World
The ‘political’ and the ‘legal’
This comment responds to a central issue posed by Professor Tushnet as to the way in which democracies control the exercise of emergency powers. Sands believes that ‘law’ and ‘politics’ are not mutually exclusive, and that the relationship between them suggests that a general theory on the interplay of political and legal factors in controlling the exercise of emergency powers remains elusive
Torture Team
'May well be the best bit of contemporary investigative journalism you will read! follows a paper trail and nails the truth' - Rod Liddle, Sunday Times. 'Gripping, furious and very serious indeed' - John le Carre. After 9/11, the Bush administration declared that it would have to work through 'the dark side'. And it did: the Administration turned its back on the rules and on America's commitment to the dignity of every human person. It embraced t…
On being 40
Few law review
Should trees have standing
article, 'Should Trees Have Standing?', the idea immediately struck an exciting chord. The contributions in this special edition more than amply fulfil the rich promise of that initial suggestion. Each of the contributors has generously provided a philosophically rich and thoughtful engagement with Stone's iconic work, and he, in turn, has provided a typically intellectually engagedand engagingresponse
Reflections on International Judicialization
This lecture was delivered at the European Society of International Law’s annual conference, which was held in Oslo in September 2015. Addressing the move to judicialization, the lecture touches on the function of international courts and tribunals in resolving disputes and contributing to the gradual development of international law and their role as social agents in the evolution of human consciousness and actions. Adopting a historical and per…
Genocide at 70
On the anniversary of the Genocide Convention, it is useful that we look back at the history of the crime of genocide, its relationship with crimes against humanity and that we reflect on its relevance today.1 Over the last nine years, I have spent a significant amount of time grappling with these questions, whilst writing East West Street.2 The book is about the lives of individuals seeking to understand how their particular circumstances contri…
Tribute to James Richard Crawford, delivered Jesus College Cambridge, Saturday 28 May 2022
On lizard pumps and the self-determination of Karen Knop
Karen Knop had a myriad of human and intellectual qualities, not least a remarkable ability to straddle a range of different worlds. She was as comfortable delving into legal theory as she was conversing with judges of the Supreme Court of Canada or the International Court of Justice. Her ability to meld the personal and the scholarly was reflected in her work and in the essence of her being, offering those who engaged with her scholarship the co…
Philippe Sands
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