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 ofContinue reading “Economic Complicity in International Crimes: Principles and High-Level Roadmap”
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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 byContinue reading “Lord Leggatt’s Lament: Why the Dissent in Shvidler is Wrong”
Russia (Non) Sanctions Matrix
There are multiple databases or ‘trackers’ of Russia sanctions. They are important for compliance purposes and assessing the effect of sanctions. What is lacking is an accessible summary of sanctions that could be, but have not been, imposed on Russia. Such a resource could be a repository of ideas for Western governments to draw upon,Continue reading “Russia (Non) Sanctions Matrix”
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