Professor Philippe Sands QC awarded the Golden Lion of Lviv
14 November 2017
Professor Philippe Sands QC, Professor of Law at °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Faculty of Laws, has been awarded the Golden Lion of Lviv, number 101, by Andriy Sadovyi, Mayor of Lviv, following a performance of at the Lviv Philharmonic Hall on Saturday 11 November 2017.
Professor Sands said:
‘In writing East West Street I visited Lviv ten times over the course of seven years, a place that has experienced trauma and bloodshed over the twentieth century, where I now feel at home, which is now recognised as a city that is home to the origins of international criminal law.
It is special to be honoured by the city that was my grandfather’s birthplace. I am happy to be Citizen 101.’
Image (left to right): Katja Riemann (narrator), Andriy Sadovyi (Mayor), Nina Brazier (director), Laurent Naouri (bass baritone), Philippe Sands, Emmanuel Ax (piano).