East West Street - On the Origins of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity (Broché)

When he receives an invitation to deliver a lecture in the Ukrainian city of Lviv, international lawyer Philippe Sands begins a journey on the trail of his family's secret history. In doing so, he uncovers an astonishing series of coincidences that lead him halfway across the world, to the origins of international law at the Nuremberg trial. An unforgettable blend of memoir and historical detective story, East West Street is a powerful meditation on the way memory, crime and guilt leave scars across generations.