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JURIST
Myanmar ‘ghost ships’ import fuel for air attacks, rights group says
By Annelies Nie | U. Ottawa Faculty Of Law, CA
An Amnesty International investigation found that aviation fuel, used by the Myanmar military in the nation’s ongoing civil war, continues to enter the country on “ghost ships,” the group said…
International Trade Law
Altomare SA and Kallista Removed from OFAC’s SDN List
By Dj Wolff, Jeremy Iloulian, Laurel Saito, Dmitry Bergoltsev, Ivy Xun
On January 21, 2026, the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced the removal of Greek maritime company Altomare SA and its vessel, Kallista, from the Specially Designated Nationals…
Cleary Foreign Investment and International Trade Watch
Italy Introduces New Criminal Offenses and Corporate Liability for Breaches of EU Sanctions
By Carlo Santoro, Giuseppe Scassellati-Sforzolini, Giulia Checcacci, Paola Maria Onorato
Legislative Decree No. 211/2025 (the “Sanctions Decree”), effective as of January 24, implements EU Directive 2024/1226 (the “Directive”) on violations of EU restrictive measures (the “EU Sanctions”) and introduces new…
Cleary Foreign Investment and International Trade Watch
New Guidance Issued and Changes Underway for U.S. Outbound Investment Regime as 2026 NDAA Defense Bill Introduces Outbound Investment, Sanctions, and Biotech Updates
By Chase D. Kaniecki, Samuel H. Chang, B.J. Altvater, Alexi T. Stocker
On December 18, 2025, President Trump signed the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”), a sweeping defense spending bill that brings a number of changes to the U.S. outbound investment…
EJIL: Talk!
EU Sanctions and the Undoing of International Investment Arbitration
By Toni Marzal
Sailing Yacht A in the Gulf of Trieste, seized in 2022 under the EU sanctions regime. It is well known that the EU has a complicated relationship with international investment…
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
President Trump Signs Executive Order Prohibiting Judicial Proceedings Against Venezuelan Oil Revenues Held in US Treasury “Foreign Government Deposit Funds”
By Alison J. Stafford Powell (US), Michael Amberg (UK), Maria Eugenia Salazar-Furiati (Venezuela), L Andrew Riccio (US), William Logsdon (US)
On Friday, January 9, 2026, US President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order (“EO”) to exempt Venezuelan oil revenues and funds derived from diluent sales held in US Treasury accounts/funds…
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Upcoming Webinar: The Venezuela Brief Discussion Series: Navigating the Evolving Legal and Sanctions Landscape in Venezuela
By Rod J. Rosenstein (US), Kerry B. Contini (US), Alison J. Stafford Powell (US), Alexandre (Alex) Lamy (US), Carlos Felce (Venezuela), Eugenio Hernández-Bretón (Venezuela)
Baker McKenzie is pleased to invite you to our upcoming webinar on the evolving business and legal environment in Venezuela.Join our panel of leading lawyers from our offices in the…
JURIST
Trump blocks judicial processes against Venezuelan oil revenue
By Lowri Thomas | New York U. School Of Law, US
President Trump issued an executive order Saturday to block judicial processes from being instituted against Venezuelan oil funds held in the US, on the basis that it would “materially harm…
Criminal Law Library Blog
How the U.S. Captured Nicolas Maduro: A Rapid, High Stakes Operation
Condensed from **“How the US Operation to Capture Maduro Unfolded” by Ryan Morgan, The Epoch Times (Jan. 3, 2026). Late on January 2, 2026, President Donald Trump ordered a carefully…
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
OFAC Reissues General License Authorizing Certain Payments with Russian Central Bank, Others
By Kerry B. Contini (US), Alexandre (Alex) Lamy (US)
The validity period of the general license authorizing certain payments with the Russian Central Bank and others has been extended. Specifically, on January 6, 2026, the US Department of the…