Sanctions in the EU Legal Order

Author: Jacob Öberg; Ester Herlin-Karnell; Maria Bergström
Publisher: Hart Publishing
ISBN: 9781509987443
Published In: September 2026
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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This open access book looks at the increasingly topical question of sanctions in European Union law, and their recent roles in the Union's external relations and the area of EU criminal law.

Sanctions in EU law is a multifaceted topic as it is a cross-cutting area which engrains and influences very distinctive EU law policies and disciplines. This book adopts a very broad definition and approach to sanctions, examining the use of sanctions in distinctive internal EU policy fields and also within the external context. The collection covers EU economic sanctions, the sanctions regime on Russia, their role in criminal law, and how administrative sanctions work within the Union.

1. Introduction, Jacob Öberg (University of Southern Denmark), Ester Herlin-Karnell (University of Gothenburg, Sweden) and Maria Bergström (Uppsala University, Sweden)

2. Beyond Unanimity: Exploring Legal Pathways for a More Effective EU Sanctions Framework, Anna Södersten (Swedish Defence University)

3. EU Sanctions: Some Reflections on Security, Criminalisation, Human Rights Justifications, and Market Concerns, Ester Herlin-Karnell (University of Gothenburg, Sweden)

Part II: External Dimension of EU Sanctions

4. Sanctions as a Cornerstone of EU Foreign Policy in the 21st Century, Paul James Cardwell (King's College London, UK)

5. The European Union's Unprecedented Sanctions Against Russia: Legal and Institutional Implications, Peter Van Elsuwege (Ghent University, Belgium) and Celia Challet (Université Catholique de Lille, France)

6. Frozen Russian State Assets and Reparations for Ukraine, Anton Moisienko (Australian National University)

7. EU Sanctions on Russia – The War Against Ukraine, Christian Kaunert (Dublin City University, Ireland) and Joana de Deus Pereira (RUSI Europe, Belgium)

8. The WTO Law Dimension of Unilateral Economic Sanctions: The EU Economic Sanctions Against Russia - A Case Study, Rachel Vrid (Ono Academic College, Israel)

Part III: Criminal Dimension of EU Sanctions

9. Criminalisation of EU Sanctions Violations, Francesca Finelli (Court of Justice of the European Union, Luxembourg) and Jacob Öberg (University of Southern Denmark)

10. Proportionality of EU Criminalisation Choices and Harmonised Sanctions: A Conceptual Appraisal, Lorenzo Grossio (University of Turin, Italy)

11. Why Consider Standardisation of the Concept of Corporate Criminal Liability in the EU Sphere? Francien Rense (Greenberg Traurig LLP, the Netherlands) and Bas Van Bockel (Anton de Kom University of Suriname)

12. Sanctioning the Facilitation of Irregular Migration: The Kinsa Light at the End of the Overcriminalisation Tunnel, Ermioni Xanthopoulou (Brunel University of London, UK)

Part IV: Administrative Dimension of EU Sanctions

13. The Relationship between Financial Sanctions and the Prevention of Money Laundering, Louise Damkjaer Christensen (University of Southern Denmark)