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Applying Ukraine Precedent, DOJ Should Use Funds Forfeited from Lawbreakers in Syria to Assist Victims

DOJ has a unique opportunity before it to adopt a victim and survivor-centered approach and a coherent, principled policy to its disbursement of asset forfeitures, particularly…
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Past Time to Liquidate Russian Assets

Russia, not Ukraine, should bear the costs of its unprovoked war. Russia’s gross illegality has unjustly enriched Russia, impoverished Ukraine, and imposed huge costs on their…
A view of the Russian Central Bank headquarters in downtown Moscow on May 26, 2022. (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images)

Transferring Russian Assets to Compensate Ukraine: Some Reflections on Countermeasures

There is no doubt that Russia owes compensation for the damage caused to Ukraine. But a key practical difficulty in achieving compensation for Ukraine and its people for the damage…
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada Melanie Joly speaks during the Eleventh Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly on Ukraine, at UN headquarters

Canada’s Special Economic Measures Act Under International Law

Alternatives to SEMA would ensure that Canada abides by international law in pushing back against Russia's violation of the U.N. Charter
EU Building Lighted With Ukrainian Flag, Two EU Flags and One Ukrainian Flags in Front

Reparations for Ukraine: Three Proposals from Europe

Three European proposals seek to overcome or circumvent the key barrier to confiscation of Russian State-owned assets – the high level of immunity from enforcement that attaches…
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, his wife Yulia, opposition politician Lyubov Sobol and other demonstrators take part in a march in memory of murdered Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov in downtown Moscow on February 29, 2020. The crowds hold high white-blue-red flags of Russia all around them. (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)

Russian Opposition Searches for Shreds of Hope After Navalny’s Death

Lines to endorse an antiwar candidate for president and to lay flowers in memory of Navalny show courage and a desire for democracy.
People gather at Lychakiv Cemetery to commemorate the fallen Ukrainian soldiers

Міжнародне право в умовах російської агресії в Україні: Погляд зі Львова

Оголошуємо про проведення симпозіуму з українськими та міжнародними експертами з міжнародного…
People gather at Lychakiv Cemetery to commemorate the fallen Ukrainian soldiers

International Law in the Face of Russia’s Aggression in Ukraine: The View from Lviv

Announcing a symposium featuring Ukrainian and international voices on international law, building on a December 2023 convening in Lviv, Ukraine.
Three workers in orange vests look through a pile of rock, with construction equipment in foreground and reconstructed bridge and Orthodox-style church in background.

Sovereign Immunity and Reparations in Ukraine

It would be hard to “unring” the bell of unilateral (and largely self-judging) exceptions to the protections traditionally afforded one State’s sovereign held by, or on the…
White 18th century palace building now housing the Ukrainian Supreme Court

Decisions Without Enforcement: Ukrainian Judiciary and Compensation for War Damages

When considering a future international compensation mechanism or any other suggested model, it is necessary to decide what status the decisions of Ukrainian courts should have…
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A person walks past a hospital destroyed by a Russian missile attack in the town of Selydove, Donetsk region

How to Make Russia Pay to Rebuild Ukraine

A system of collective countermeasures institutionalized through the U.N. can create pressure to bring Russia to the table.
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