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Economic Complicity in International Crimes: Principles and High-Level Roadmap
Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to work on a project exploring the financial dimension of international crimes, i.e. war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and the crime of aggression. The project’s premise was that international crimes are big business, and generate a significant financial footprint, yet their financial disruption — and prosecution of…
Lord Leggatt’s Lament: Why the Dissent in Shvidler is Wrong
Eugene Shvidler is a British multi-billionaire of Russian origin. He is a friend of Roman Abramovich, formerly of Chelsea Football Club’s fame, and until March 2022 used to sit on the board of Evraz, a UK-listed company with subsidiaries all over the world, including Russia. Despite being a British citizen, Shvidler is now sanctioned by…
Will the Ukraine Special Tribunal Confiscate ‘Proceeds of Aggression’?
On 25 June, Ukraine and the Council of Europe signed an agreement establishing a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. Forming part of the agreement is the Statute that sets out the Special Tribunal’s powers, composition and key procedures. In light of the enormous damage that Russia’s aggression against Ukraine causes on…
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