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Philippe Sands

1960 - Today

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Philippe Joseph Sands, KC FRSL Hon FBA (born 17 October 1960) is a British and French writer and lawyer at 11 King's Bench Walk and Professor of Laws and Director of the Centre on International Courts and Tribunals at the Faculty of Laws, 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 has served 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 seventeen books on international law, including Lawless World (2005) and Torture Team (2008). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Philippe Sands is the 117th most popular lawyer, the 6,068th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,976th in 2019) and the 8th most popular British Lawyer.

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Among LAWYERS

Among lawyers, Philippe Sands ranks 117 out of 136. Before him are Finn Tveter, Elizabeth Mrema, Dario Franceschini, Kash Patel, William O. Douglas, and Thelma Aldana. After him are Bryan Stevenson, Ambiga Sreenevasan, Robert Bork, Seyran Ateş, Marilyn Quayle, and Alberto Nisman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Philippe Sands ranks 599. Before him are Itsunori Onodera, Deb Haaland, Ivailo Marinov, Volker Beck, Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl, and Andrea Mandorlini. After him are Masaaki Kanno, Diane Williams, António Leitão, Hubert Neuper, Marina Kosheveya, and Ion Sturza.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Philippe Sands ranks 6,070 out of 8,785. Before him are Mick Mills (1949), Myles Coverdale (1488), Gloria Holden (1903), Thomas Shadwell (1642), Janet Munro (1934), and Rosemarie Frankland (1943). After him are Stephen Merchant (1974), Callum Turner (1990), Frank Bruno (1961), Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill (1772), Max Sciandri (1967), and Hannah Murray (1989).

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Among LAWYERS In United Kingdom

Among lawyers born in United Kingdom, Philippe Sands ranks 8. Before him are William Blackstone (1723), Henry de Bracton (1210), John Selden (1584), Karim Ahmad Khan (1970), George Hadley (1685), and A. V. Dicey (1835).

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