The Editor recommends
East West Street by British barrister and law professor
Philippe Sands QC. It's a fascinating read, tracing the competing themes of crimes against humanity and genocide at Nuremburg and thereafter, spearheaded by two men who studied law a century ago at the University of Lviv (Lemberg, Lvov), Sir
Hersch Lauterpacht QC and
Raphael Lemkin. Mr Sands interweaves their work and the tragic effects of World War II on their families with its effects on his own family.
Bernard-Henri Lévy favorably reviewed the book
here last year in
The New York Times.
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