Archive for March 2011
Criminal offences and the Libyan sanctions
The international community wasted little time in implementing the recent sanctions against Libya. On 26 February 2011, the United Nations passed Resolution 1970 requiring all Member States to implement an asset freeze, a travel ban and an arms embargo. As a result, criminal offences may be committed by UK nationals or companies even where the relevant conduct occurs wholly outside the UK. And as recent cases have shown, the penalties imposed are likely to be severe and there may be little recourse to the courts to challenge the executive power used to implement them.
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Welcome
Welcome to the Corker Binning Blog which we are launching to mark our 10th anniversary. Partners and assistants will be posting short articles, comments and observations on a range of topical issues and contributing to the wider debate about criminal justice in the UK and abroad. We hope that you will find it interesting, informative and perhaps even thought provoking! We hope also that you’ll take the opportunity to join the debate by posting your thoughts.
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