Law and literature between Philippe Sands and Daniel Kalderimis ​

In this session lawyer, academic and author Daniel Kalderimis KC will interview Philippe Sands, lawyer, academic lawyer and author about the books he has written. ​

​​Philippe Sands, KC FRSL Hon FBA is a British and French writer and​barrister at 11 King's Bench Walk and Professor of Laws and Director​ of the Centre on International Courts and Tribunals at University​ College London.

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.​

Daniel Kalderim is a leading barrister who lives with his family in​ Wellington. He has lived in New York and London, taught at​ Columbia University, and practises internationally, including as an ​English barrister at Twenty Essex.

With degrees in law, English and​ philosophy, he has always been interested in unravelling the layers​of meaning behind ordinary things. His 2024 book, Zest: Climbing ​from Depression to Philosophy, is about what happened when​ that search, in his own life, became pressing rather than a pastime.​​