@inbook{9c2bac0784994d018f0820f65c7f1db5,
title = "Criminalisation of sanctions violations",
abstract = "The contribution in particular examines the criminalisation of sanctions violations, which can be defined {"}as the process of establishing breaches of international sanctions as criminal offences under domestic law{"}. One of the key ideas behind the criminalisation of sanctions violations is to deter individuals and companies contemplating breaching the existing international sanctioning regimes. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the EU has become an important international actor in the area of sanctions violations, primarily by adopting a comprehensive sanctioning regime against Russia and also Directive 2024/1226/ EU, which criminalises the violation of EU restrictive measures. While this entry intends to generally discuss the criminalisation of restrictive measures, the new EU directive is the central case study for outlining the key issues pertaining to criminalisation in this field. ",
author = "Jacob {\"O}berg",
year = "2025",
month = nov,
day = "28",
language = "English",
series = "Elgar Encyclopedias in the Social Sciences series",
publisher = "Edward Elgar Publishing",
editor = "Portela, \{Clara \} and \{Andrea Charron\} and Mirko Sossai",
booktitle = "Elgar Encyclopedia of International Sanctions",
}