Publications
01/06/2016
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By
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Julien Martinet
Financial sanctions against sovereign states and their nationals have become tools of foreign policy and security whose scope of application has expanded over the past fifteen years (I). Banking and financial institutions that enforce them are at the heart of the freezing process (II). It is important to preserve the rights of individuals affected, sometimes wrongly, by these measures (III), as well as those of their creditors, who await payment or performance (IV). This article proposes a brief overview of the subject, mainly focusing on international, European, and French law, illustrated by some comparative law perspectives and news.
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