Trump’s Sanctions on Cuba Are a Crime Against Humanity
13.07.2026
Can economic sanctions constitute crimes against humanity (CAH)? The proposition may appear audacious to those who deny that economy can be wielded as a weapon of aggression. Yet emerging legal...
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Winning at All Costs
07.07.2026
In his Opinion in the pending NV Reibel vs JSC VO Stankoimport, Case No. C-802/24 (‘Reibel’) decision, Advocate General Biondi recalled a metaphor: the relationship between European Union (‘EU’) law and...
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Wehrhaftigkeit der EU – nach innen oder nach außen?
23.06.2026
Die Europäische Union (EU) verhängt seit Russlands Annexion der Krim im Jahr 2014 erstmals in großem Umfang personenbezogene Sanktionen. Inzwischen sind rund 2.700 Personen und Organisationen gelistet (vgl. insbesondere Verordnung (EU)...
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US Sanctions against UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese Breach UN Immunities
16.01.2026
On 9 July 2025, the United States (US) Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, acting under Executive Order No. 14203, announced the imposition of unilateral sanctions against Francesca Paola Albanese, appointed...
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Boycotts, Divestments, and Sanctions
30.10.2024
Over the past few months, visitors to Cairo have encountered an unusual sight: once-bustling fast-food chains like McDonald's and KFC now stand eerily empty. Similar scenes have been reported in other Muslim-majority...
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Adding to the List
24.07.2024
International support for Israel has been declining in light of the duration and scale of its military offensive in Gaza. Recent events have contributed to this trend, culminating in the...
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Targeting the Assets of the Russian Central Bank
22.04.2024
In response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, western States have frozen around €250bn worth of assets of the Russian Central Bank (RCB). More than two years after the invasion, scholars...
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An Instrument of Extortion?
31.01.2024
On August 6th 2020, US senators drafted an open letter threatening German companies involved in constructing the new gas pipeline Nord Stream II with sanctions. Nord Stream II is the...
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Extraordinary, Extraterritorially
13.12.2023
It is well known that the European Union (EU) uses its economic levers to maximize pressure on the Russian Federation. In order to reach its goals, the EU not merely...
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From Grotius to von der Leyen
11.12.2023
Dawit Frick
Benedikt Leidner
Sanctions have been on the forefront of media coverage for some time now. Just this 26th November, the Süddeutsche Zeitung reported on a Russian couple facing prosecution in Munich over...
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Should Third States Follow Ukraine’s Lead and Confiscate Russian State Assets?
19.06.2023
On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a full-scale attack against Ukraine. Reconstruction and recovery needs are estimated at over 400 billion USD. A potential source for rapid compensation is the...
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Contemporary Sanctions as a Challenge to the Doctrine of Jurisdiction
10.05.2023
Contemporary sanctions based on extraterritorial control of national products and infrastructure such as currencies, high-tech products, and cyberspace are stretching established doctrines of states’ jurisdiction under international law. The presenter...
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Certain Iranian (Frozen) Assets
17.04.2023
Mit seinem jüngsten Urteil im Streit zwischen dem Iran und den USA hat der Internationale Gerichtshof (IGH) dem Iran unter Heranziehung einer widersprüchlichen Maßstabsbildung den Zugang zu eingefrorenen Zentralbank-Vermögen versperrt....
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