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Annual Lecture with Philippe Sands QC

20 Jan 2017

​We held our 2017 Annual Lecture on Tuesday 17th January with renowned broadcaster and practicing barrister, Philippe Sands QC, as our guest speaker.

Kindly hosted by the Bar Library, lecture was based on theme of ‘East meets West - a personal history of genocide and crimes against humanity,’ based on Philippe’s recently published memoir ‘East West Street’, winner of the 2016 Baillie Gifford prize for non-fiction.

Watch the introduction to our Annual Lecture, as delivered by Lord Chief Justice, Sir Declan Morgan, here:

Watch the address by Philippe Sands QC in full below:

View these videos and more on our YouTube channel.

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