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Sanctions
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EJIL: Talk!
Announcements: CfA EU as a Sanctioning Actor; Human Rights Standards in Conflicts and Disasters Course; CfP Oxford International Law Library Series; Sam Pegram Scholarship
By Mary Guest
1. Call for Abstracts: The European Union as a Sanctioning Actor Conference. The Centre for the Law of EU External Relations (CLEER), the T.M.C. Asser Institute and the Multidisciplinary International…
China Law Vision
How PRC Law Limits Chinese Companies’ Compliance with the U.S. Export Controls and Sanctions
By Andy See, Hailey Zhang
The economies of China and the United States are closely connected, with strong trade relationships and mutual dependencies. As both countries compete for leadership in important areas like artificial intelligence,…
SmarTrade
OFAC Continues to Extend Venezuela General License Delaying PdVSA 2020 8.5% Bond-Related Authorizations
By Scott E. Diamond**, Francesca M.S. Guerrero, Samir D. Varma, Aaron C. Mandelbaum
On February 2, 2026, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License (GL) 5U, “Authorizing Certain Transactions Related to the Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. 2020…
Global Trade Law Blog
More Trickle than Gusher: OFAC’s New Rules do Not Quite Signal New Venezuelan Oil Rush
By Reid Whitten, Julien Blanquart
In the month since the U.S. took custody of Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, the U.S. oil industry has been buzzing with rumors and speculation on what new opportunities may lie…
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
OFAC Issues New General License Authorizing Exportations of Venezuelan Oil
By Alexandre (Alex) Lamy (US), Kerry B. Contini (US), Carlos Felce (Venezuela), Ronald Evans (Venezuela), Maria Eugenia Salazar-Furiati (Venezuela), Jasmine Elmasry (US)
On January 29, 2026, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued new General License No. 46 (“GL 46”) authorizing transactions related to the exportation/reexportation of…
JURIST
EU lists Iran Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist group
The European Union (EU) has designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization following a violent crackdown on protesters that killed thousands in recent weeks. The designation…
Red Notice Law Journal
RUSSIA: ESTLUND LAW OBTAINS THE REMOVAL OF RED NOTICES ON BEHALF OF TWO RUSSIAN INSURANCE EXECUTIVES (Part 2 of 2)
In our last post, we announced the good news that we received earlier this month: Estlund Law successfully applied for the deletion of Russian-requested Red Notices for our clients. That…
GAVC Law
Sanctions-Related Litigation in Russian Courts: The Euroclear Cases and Private international law. Guest blog by Dr Mykola Lazeranko
This post has been written by Dr Mykola Lazeranko, postdoctoral fellow at KU Leuven Law. I am most grateful for his contribution. Of note is that Mykola’s aim is not…
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
EU Issues New FAQ Guidance on Nord Stream Transaction Ban and Expanded Service Prohibitions Under Regulation 833/2014
By Olof Konig (Sweden), Courtney Mackness (UK), Samuel Ashford (UK), Alexander Yao (UK)
On 23 January 2026, the European Commission released new FAQ guidance providing clarifications for operators navigating the EU’s expanding Russia sanctions framework. Notably, the European Commission updated their Consolidated FAQs…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
Global Horizon Scanner: International collaboration
By Andrew Reeves (UK), Stuart Neely (UK), David Harris (UK), Sharon Oded, Ashley Kuempel, Keith M. Rosen (US), Stephen Nattrass, Wilson Ang, Nicholas Sharratt, Rita Nader-Gueroult, Maryclaire Kennedy, André Vos, Ryan Meltzer (US), Emily Greig, Charis Low, Abigail McGregor, Jeremy Moller, Hoory Yeldizian, Mikkaela Salamatin (US), Christina Hund (DE), Jessie Steinebach, Lise Smit, Claudia Van Gruisen, Emily Smith, Madeleine Parker, Lubna Fahoum, Jean-François, Jessica Warwick, Emma Houldsworth, Christian Dargham (FR)
In the next instalment of our global horizon series (first instalment available here), our team observes a growing trend of increased international collaboration between regulators in different jurisdictions despite wider…