Event

The Next Phase of Sanctions: New Challenges from the Russia–Ukraine War

  • Location

    Weicker Building

    4, rue Alphonse Weicker

    2721, Luxembourg, Luxembourg

  • Topic(s)
    Law
  • Type(s)
    Courses and workshops, Free of charge, In-person event

The Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance is delighted to invite you to this conference.

Abstract

The conference explores the multifaceted impact of sanctions arising from the Russia–Ukraine war, focusing on the most recent measures adopted by the EU and Russia’s responses across different fields. By examining criminal law, dispute resolution, and space law, the event highlights the varied dimensions of sanctions and the new challenges these measures pose amid the ongoing conflict. The criminal law panel addresses the legal and practical difficulties arising from the EU’s rules criminalising the violation and circumvention of sanctions, and their interaction with instruments such as the Anti-Money Laundering Regulation. The dispute resolution panel considers recent developments in international arbitration, with particular attention to Russia’s increasing national court intervention in commercial arbitration and the EU 18th sanctions package targeting ISDS sanctions-related awards, which has reignited debates over the compatibility of extra-EU BITs with EU law. The final panel examines the outer-space dimension of the conflict, focusing on the application of international humanitarian law and the use of force in space, as well as the implications of the war and sanctions for space security and international cooperation.

Language

English.

This is a free event. Registration is mandatory.

Programme

  • 08.30 – 09.15

    Registration & welcome coffee

  • 09.15 – 09.30

    Opening remarks

Sanctions and Compliance: Criminal Law Challenges
Chair: Katalin Ligeti, Dean of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance, University of Luxembourg

  • 09.30 – 11.00

    Criminalising sanctions breaches: a political perspective

    Clara Portela, Professor, University of Valencia

    Sanctions circumvention: legal and policy recommendations

    Iryna Bogdanova, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Luxembourg

    EU Criminal Sanctions Directive and the new AML Regulation: enforcement gains vs. legitimacy concerns

    Stanislaw Tosza, Associate Professor, University of Luxembourg

    Compliance and risk management under the EU Criminal Sanctions Directive

    Margot Sève, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

  • 11.00 – 11.30

    Coffee break

Sanctions and Dispute Resolution
Chair: Javier García Olmedo, Research Scientist, Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance, University of Luxembourg

  • 11.30 – 13.00

    Sanctions and commercial arbitration: recent developments

    Paschalis Paschalidis, Counsel, Arendt Luxembourg

    EU 18th sanctions package: tools to block ISDS sanctions-based claims

    Toni Marzal, Professor, Glasgow University

    (In)compatibility of extra-EU BITs with EU law

    • Clémentine Baldon, Founding Partner, Baldon Avocats
    • Michael de Boeck, Founding Partner, BOEX Law

  • 13.00 – 14.00

    Lunch break

Outer Space Governance in the Context of Sanctions and War
Chair: Mahulena Hofmann, SES Chair in Satellite Communication and Media Law, University of Luxembourg

  • 14.00 – 15.30

    Sanctions, war, and the future of international space cooperation

    João Nuno Frazão, Associate, Victoria Associates

    The war in Ukraine from a space security perspective

    Almudena Azcárate Ortega, Lead Space Security Researcher, UNIDIR

    Applying the law of armed conflicts in outer space

    Setsuko Aoki, Professor, Keio University Law School

    The use of force in outer space

    Marko Höyhtyä, Research Professor, Satellite Communications, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd

  • 15.30 – 15.45

    Closing remarks

  • 15.45 – 17.30

    Afternoon reception

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