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 onContinue reading “Will the Ukraine Special Tribunal Confiscate ‘Proceeds of Aggression’?”

US Tornado Cash Judgment: Baffling, and No One Knows What It Means

The extravaganza of extraordinary sanctions judgments continues. Last time, I considered the Federal Court’s unusually bold interpretation of Australian sanctions laws in the case involving a company partly owned by two sanctioned Russian oligarchs. Then, two weeks ago, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit struck down US sanctions against Tornado Cash, aContinue reading “US Tornado Cash Judgment: Baffling, and No One Knows What It Means”