The big powers may try to erase the rules of international law, but culture and literature remain beyond their reach

Forty years ago the nuclear accident changed the way we interacted as a planet, leading to new alliances and new protections for nature. American unilateralism is a disaster of another order

The musician, who performed as a prisoner at the camp, is 100 years old. She talks to Philippe Sands about survival

The absurd logic of Trump’s actions is that other countries are free to indict whoever they wish in another land, abduct them and then put them on trial

The Observer’s Christmas appeal is raising money for Counterpoints Arts. The writer and lawyer explains why its support of creative work by and about migrants resonates with him

Biljana Plavšić was the first woman to be convicted of war crimes, for her role in the bloody conflict in Bosnia. Olivera Simić tracked her down in Belgrade to understand the ordinary roots of extraordinary evil

Philippe Sands travels to Rome with a delegation of the islands’ exiles for a rare audience with Leo XIV

Diplomacy needs to continue and the rules followed, says barrister and professor of law Philippe Sands

It is time to right the wrongs of the past and allow the resettlement of the island‘s displaced residents