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ArticleUnited Kingdom: New Sanctions Ban Export of Battlefield Items to Russia The United Kingdom (U.K.) has recently introduced 92 new sanctions that prohibit the “export of every item Ukraine has found Russia using on the battlefield to date.” These sanctions form part of a series of internationally coordinated sanctions and trade measures that include bans on the export of hundreds of goods, including aircraft parts, radio … Continue reading “United Kingdom: New Sanctions Ban Export...
- Contributor: Feikert-Ahalt, Clare
- Date: 2023-03-02
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ArticleGermany: Court Convicts Man for Publicly Approving Russia's Invasion of Ukraine by Displaying the Letter "Z" In a decision published on November 26, 2022, the district court of Hamburg (Amtsgericht Hamburg, AG Hamburg) held that displaying a white DIN (Deutsches Institut für Normung, German Institute for Standardization) A4-sized paper with a blue letter “Z” painted on it in the rear window of a car constituted a crime. It stated that by … Continue reading “Germany: Court Convicts Man for Publicly...
- Contributor: Gesley, Jenny
- Date: 2022-12-06
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ArticleSweden: Parliament Adopts Change to Budget Bill Allowing Government to Gift Military Materiel to Ukraine On November 17, 2022, the Swedish parliament voted to amend the annual budget, allowing the government to gift up to 3.01 billion Swedish kronor (SEK) (about US$288.19 million) worth of military materiel to Ukraine in fiscal year 2022, which ends on December 31, 2022.The decision comes following a proposal by the parliament’s Committee on Finance. … Continue reading “Sweden: Parliament Adopts Change to Budget...
- Contributor: Hofverberg, Elin
- Date: 2022-12-06
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ArticleNorway: Supreme Court Upholds Detention of Drone-Flying Russian, Calling Drones "Aircraft" On October 28, 2022, the Norwegian Supreme Court reversed a lower court ruling and held that a Russian citizen was subject to detention for operating an unregistered drone in Svalbard, Norway. The issue before the court was whether operating this type of drone was prohibited under previously adopted sanction rules prohibiting Russian citizens from operating … Continue reading “Norway: Supreme Court Upholds Detention of...
- Contributor: Hofverberg, Elin
- Date: 2022-11-16
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ArticleUnited States: Department of Justice Announces Charges Against Russian and Venezuelan Nationals Under Task Force KleptoCapture Initiative On October 19, 2022, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York unsealed an indictment charging five Russian and two Venezuelan nationals with the illegal sale of U.S. military goods and technology to Russia to support its war with Ukraine. The case, United States v. Orekhav, et al., involves the company … Continue reading “United States: Department of Justice Announces...
- Contributor: Myers, Louis
- Date: 2022-11-07
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ArticleSwitzerland: Federal Criminal Court Denies Mutual Legal Assistance to Russia due to Ukraine Invasion In a decision published on October 3, 2022, the Swiss Federal Criminal Court (FCC) (Bundesstrafgericht, BStGer) held that Russia is not entitled to mutual legal assistance in criminal matters due its invasion of Ukraine, which the court ruled a serious violation of international law. As a consequence, it ordered the sequestration of the appellant’s bank … Continue reading “Switzerland: Federal Criminal Court Denies Mutual...
- Contributor: Gesley, Jenny
- Date: 2022-10-11
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ArticleFinland: Government Limits Russian Tourist Visa Holders' Entry into Finland, Citing Threat to International Relations On September 29, 2022, the Finnish Government announced that it had issued a resolution effectively cancelling Russian tourist visas for entry into Finland.Under the European Schengen rules, which apply to Finland, tourists can be accepted into Finland only if “they are not considered to be a threat to public policy, internal security, public health or … Continue reading “Finland: Government Limits Russian Tourist Visa...
- Contributor: Hofverberg, Elin
- Date: 2022-10-02
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ArticleUkraine: Draft Law Introducing Criminal Liability for Forced Russian 'Passportization' in Temporarily Occupied Territories Approved On September 16, 2022, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved a draft law that makes Ukrainian civil servants and representatives of local authorities criminally liable for “passportization”—forcibly issuing Russian passports to civilians in Ukrainian territories temporarily occupied by the Russian “aggressor state.”The draft law had been introduced by the Ministry of Reintegration of Temporarily … Continue reading “Ukraine: Draft Law Introducing Criminal Liability...
- Contributor: Fremer, Iana
- Date: 2022-09-28
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ArticleEuropean Union: Council Suspends Visa Facilitation Agreement with Russia On September 9, 2022, the Council of the European Union, the co-legislator of the European Union (EU), decided to fully suspend its visa facilitation agreement with Russia. The agreement had been partially suspended on February 25, 2022, in response to Russia’s military aggression in Ukraine. The decision will apply as of September 12, 2022. (Decision … Continue reading “European Union: Council Suspends Visa Facilitation...
- Contributor: Gesley, Jenny
- Date: 2022-09-20
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ArticleUnited States: Department of State Files Declaration of Intervention to International Court of Justice in Ukraine v. Russian Federation Genocide Matter On September 7, 2022 the United States filed a Declaration of Intervention to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding acts of genocide allegedly committed by Ukraine in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine.Background to the ICJ ProceedingsThe Russian Federation invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Two days later, Ukraine instituted proceedings before the … Continue reading “United States: Department of State Files...
- Contributor: Myers, Louis
- Date: 2022-09-15
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ArticleSweden: Parliament Directs Government to Take Measures Regarding Swedish Energy Supply and Russian Oil and Gas Imports On May 19, 2022, the Swedish parliament passed a proposal to direct the Swedish government to take measures regarding Sweden’s reliance on Russian energy by, among other things, arguing for requiring “origin labeling of fossil energy” (ursprungsmärkning av fossil energi) in the European Union (EU). In addition, the parliament instructed the government to investigate the … Continue reading “Sweden: Parliament Directs Government to Take...
- Contributor: Hofverberg, Elin
- Date: 2022-07-27
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ArticleEuropean Union: Commission Proposes Legislation to Reduce Gas Use to Prepare for Russian Gas-Supply Disruptions On July 20, 2022, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation to reduce gas use in Europe by 15% until the spring of 2023. The regulation intends to counter the reliance of European Union (EU) member states on Russian gas by improving the coordination framework for national gas-demand reduction measures. In addition, it … Continue reading “European Union: Commission Proposes Legislation to...
- Contributor: Gesley, Jenny
- Date: 2022-07-21
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ArticleRussian Federation: Supreme Court Confirms Equal Rights of Teleworkers and Onsite Employees On May 19, 2022, the Russian official publication Rossiiskaia Gazeta reported that the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation had ruled that the amount of a severance package of a laid-off teleworker must be the same as an onsite worker’s severance package.According to the plaintiff, she concluded a labor contract with the employer, under which … Continue reading “Russian Federation: Supreme Court Confirms Equal...
- Contributor: Roudik, Peter
- Date: 2022-07-07
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ArticleLatvia: Legislature Adopts Amendments to Terminate Citizenship for Support of War Crimes in Light of Russian Invasion of Ukraine On April 21, 2022, the Saiema (Latvian legislature) adopted amendments to the Law on Citizenship that had been proposed by the Ministry of Justice providing for the termination of Latvian citizenship for dual citizens who provide support for war and other crimes against democratic countries.The Latvian new agency Delfi reported that the justification for introducing … Continue reading “Latvia: Legislature Adopts Amendments to Terminate...
- Contributor: Roudik, Peter
- Date: 2022-05-01
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ArticleUnited States: Legislation Enacted Suspending Permanent and Normal Trade Relations with Russian Federation and Belarus On April 8, 2022, President Joe Biden signed into law H.R. 7108, legislation that suspends normal trade relations with the Russian Federation and Belarus. This change in trade status is among the United States government’s latest actions in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Unlike previous sanctions, which were implemented by the executive branch, the … Continue reading “United States: Legislation Enacted Suspending Permanent...
- Contributor: Price, Anna
- Date: 2022-04-22
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ArticleUkraine: New Laws Criminalize Collaboration with an Aggressor State On March 3, 2022, the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) of Ukraine, in response to the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, adopted two new laws criminalizing any type of cooperation with an aggressor state. The new laws are Law No. 2108-IX on Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts regarding the Establishment of Criminal Liability for Collaboration … Continue reading “Ukraine: New Laws Criminalize Collaboration with...
- Contributor: Fremer, Iana
- Date: 2022-04-04
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ArticleInternational Criminal Court: Chief Prosecutor to Open Investigation into Possible War Crimes in Ukraine On March 2, 2022, Karim A.A. Khan QC, the chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague, Netherlands, announced his decision to investigate possible war crimes in Ukraine. (Statement of ICC Prosecutor, Karim A.A. Khan QC.) Previously, on February 28, the chief prosecutor had announced his intention to seek authorization for an … Continue reading “International Criminal Court: Chief Prosecutor to...
- Contributor: Myers, Louis
- Date: 2022-03-13
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ArticleRussian Federation: Cap-and-Trade Program Initiated On February 16, 2022, the State Duma of the Russian Federation (legislature) adopted the Law on Conducting the Experiment in Limiting the Emission of Greenhouse Gases in Selected Regions of the Russian Federation. The law defines the Sakhalin Province, which is a chain of islands to the north of Japan, as a region where a … Continue reading “Russian Federation: Cap-and-Trade Program Initiated”
- Contributor: Roudik, Peter
- Date: 2022-02-23
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ArticleRussian Federation: Government Approves Nonconsensual Use of Patents in Emergency Situations The Civil Code of the Russian Federation allows the government to use inventions, utility models, and industrial designs without the consent of the patent holder when this is justified by needs of national defense and security. In these cases, the patent holder must be notified and paid reasonable compensation. (Civil Code art. 1360.) To implement … Continue reading “Russian Federation: Government Approves Nonconsensual Use...
- Contributor: Roudik, Peter
- Date: 2021-12-30
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ArticleUkraine: New Law Determines Legal Status of Indigenous People On July 1, 2021, the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) of Ukraine adopted the Law on Indigenous Peoples of Ukraine.The text of the draft Law on Indigenous Peoples of Ukraine, initiated by President Volodymyr Zelensky, had been submitted to the Vertkhovna Rada and published on its website on May 18, 2021.Provisions of the New LawThe new law … Continue reading “Ukraine: New Law Determines Legal Status...
- Contributor: Fremer, Iana
- Date: 2021-08-02
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ArticleRussian Federation: Unvaccinated Employees Can Be Suspended Without Pay (June 22, 2021) Because of the worsening COVID-19 epidemiological situation in Russia, constituent components of the Russian Federation have begun ordering mandatory mass vaccination. While Russian President Vladimir Putin recently stated that mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for the entire population cannot be initiated nationally, regional branches of the Federal Service for Consumer Protection Supervision have established […]
- Contributor: Roudik, Peter
- Date: 2021-06-22
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ArticleRussian Federation: New COVID-19 Related Restrictions Imposed, Migrant Deportation Moratorium Extended (June 17, 2021) Because of the worsening epidemiological situation in Russia, the mayors of Moscow and St. Petersburg, the two largest Russian cities having the legal status of a constituent component of a federation (equivalent to a state in the United States) have introduced new restrictions on businesses and services. The mayor of Moscow ordered […]
- Contributor: Roudik, Peter
- Date: 2021-06-17
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ArticleRussian Federation: Restrictions on Media with Foreign Funding Imposed (May 14, 2021) On April 30, 2021, Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin signed into law recently adopted amendments to the Code of Administrative Violations. The amendments impose fines for distribution in mass media of materials produced by an entity recognized and registered as a foreign agent in Russia if such publications do not bear a […]
- Contributor: Roudik, Peter
- Date: 2021-05-14
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ArticleRussian Federation: New Amendments Establish Rules for Collecting and Disseminating Personal Data (Apr. 21, 2021) On December 30, 2020, the president of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, signed Federal Law No. 519-FZ on Amendments to the Federal Law on Personal Data. The law became effective on March 1, 2021. The amendments provide for the introduction of consent-based restrictions on any organization (“entity”) or individual that publishes personal […]
- Contributor: Fremer, Iana
- Date: 2021-04-21
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ArticleRussian Federation: Supreme Court Rejects Mother's Petition to Change Children's Names without Father's Consent (Apr. 19, 2021) On January 28, 2021, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation issued a ruling that clarified the circumstances in which a divorced parent may change a child’s first name, patronymic name, and last name without the consent of the other parent. This decision confirmed the equal rights of the parents regardless of […]
- Contributor: Fremer, Iana
- Date: 2021-04-19