East West Street

East West Street: On the Origins of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity is a book written by Philippe Sands, a British lawyer. The book tells the story of two Jewish lawyers, Hersch Lauterpacht and Raphael Lemkin, who were born within three years of each other and students in the same city on the eastern outskirts of Europe, Lviv. They created the legal concept of crimes against humanity and genocide.

This book is a memoir and history of the origins of International Criminal law in the aftermath of the Second World War.

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This book by the author Philippe Sanda has received many positive reviews from readers and critics alike. It won the Baillie Gifford Prize in 2016 and was named one of the Best History Books of the Year by The Guardian in 2016