Asif Siddiqui’s Post

💥 A significant move in the evolving US-Georgia relationship! 🇬🇪🇺🇸 The latest US sanctions target Georgian officials accused of undermining democracy - particularly concerning the controversial foreign agents law. This is a critical moment for Georgia's future, as international pressure mounts and civil society demands accountability. 👉 Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/dcr8xj6B #democracyunderpressure #georgiapolitics #USsanctions #ruleoflaw #foreignagentlaw #civilsociety

Following the recent developments involving the United States of America and South Africa, I found myself itching to explore the subject of unilateral coercive measures (more commonly known as sanctions). In my next article, I shall dig deep into the technical aspects of sanctions in international law and their impact on the enjoyment of human rights in sanctioned states. The article shall be available for reading here on LinkedIn, and on my blog site. https://lnkd.in/dHxni3BR Enjoy the rest of your week, colleagues!

Say #NoToGenocide At what cost will the British government continue to be complicit in war crimes and genocide? How far are they willing to give unwavering allyship to the genocidal Zionist entity? In January 2024 the ICJ found overwhelming evidence that “Israel is committing a plausible genocide”. In March 2024 The UN Security Council passed a resolution demanding the occupation implement a ceasefire. The UK government has received legal advice that “Israel” have violated international law. This should place a legal and moral obligation on the UK government to place sanctions and end all trade deals with the Zionist entity. Take action: https://lnkd.in/enpHjgGs

Navigating the sanctions jungle: Intellectual property rights in Russia post-2022. Riikka Palmos, Senior Partner at Papula-Nevinpat, explores legislative issues that have arisen from sanctions in Russia, and against Russian filers elsewhere, to erase IP enforcement challenges. Read the full article here on page 10 👉 https://lnkd.in/epwF3BHw #trademark #lawyer #sanctions #IPrights #russia #legislation #russianfilers #IPenforcement #IPlaw

I am deeply honoured that, after two years of dedicated research, my paper on the criminalisation of sanctions' violations has been just published in the last issue of the European Criminal Law Review (Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft)! This paper provides a critical examination of the EU's shift towards using criminal law to enforce sanctions against Russia and Belarus following the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. It delves into the implications of harmonizing criminal definitions and penalties across EU Member States, raising important questions about the proportionality - and appropriateness - of such measures. Given the ongoing evolution and the significance of this topic in the current geopolitical scenario, I am very looking forward to your thoughts and discussions on the paper! Here is the link: https://lnkd.in/dyBTNgUX

Excited to be joining the UN Special Rapporteur on the Negative Impact of Unilateral Coercive Measures on the Enjoyment of Human Rights Prof. Alena Douhan this November at the International Conference on Sanctions, Business and Human Rights! The conference will discuss the draft Guiding Principles on Sanctions, Business and Human Rights (mandate of the Special Rapporteur) and the commentary thereto. I feel privileged and grateful to have the opportunity to share my research findings with the global experts in this field and participate in the broader discussion! #sanctions #internationallaw 

I look forward to reading this. Questions of sanctions enforcement (civil/criminal) in the EU context are not only interesting but integral to understanding the impact and effectiveness of economic sanctions.

Democracy: lets call it a framework or Structure/Law the govern the western countries and its allies to ensure they don't attack nor challenge each on any grounds or their wrong doing, But challenge and fight, including Sanctions on whoever go against the structure or the law. #Peace #promotepeace #letspeace

The Illegitimate Court Counteraction Bill, which passed the House of Representatives in June 2024, will be considered by the Senate foreign relations committee. The committee was to consider the bill this week, but the hearing was postponed. A new date is yet to be set, reports suggest it will be no earlier than November 2024. The Bill would impose sanctions on “foreign persons” of the ICC “engaged in any effort to investigate, arrest, detain or prosecute any protected person of the US and its allies, and for other purposes”. This includes civil servants their parents and siblings. The ICC prosecutor issued a statement in May 2024 announcing arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas officials. https://lnkd.in/e2VhhBr8 #Sanctions #Russia #EUCommission #ExportControl #TradeWar #TSECS #SanctionsUpdate #TurkishSociety #Sanctions #USA #OFAC #BIS #TradeUpdates #GlobalTrade #TradeCompliance #InternationalRelations #EconomicSanctions #TradeRegulations #TurkishExports #TradePolicy #SecurityMatters #ForeignPolicy #ComplianceNews #EconomicSecurity #CrossBorderBusiness

The District Court of Rotterdam has permitted a defendant (charged with breaching Russia sanctions by exporting computers to Russia via third countries) to continue trading his company’s stock pending his criminal trial. The court held that, as the defendant has no other source of income and his fixed costs continue to rise, the defendant’s interest in generating income outweighed the criminal prosecution interest. #UKSanctions #Russia #EUCommission #ExportControl #TradeWar  #TSECS #SanctionsUpdate #TurkishSociety #Sanctions #USA #OFAC  #BIS #TradeUpdates #GlobalTrade #TradeCompliance #InternationalRelations #EconomicSanctions #TradeRegulations #TurkishExports #TradePolicy #SecurityMatters #ForeignPolicy  #ComplianceNews #EconomicSecurity #CrossBorderBusiness