On 2 May 2024, the World Refugee & Migration Council organized a major conference with Chatham House and its Russia-Eurasia and Global Economy and Finance Programmes in London to evaluate and discuss options for repurposing frozen or seized assets to compensate victims of aggression and corruption. Watch the Conference Video *use the icon in the […]
Instead of confiscating Russian assets, Western governments can use them as security for loans of equal value immediately to support Ukraine.
New Policy Brief outlines the creation of a mechanism to issue ‘Social Bonds’ for Ukraine’s reconstruction to mobilize the vast resources of the private sector for Ukraine’s reconstruction in the near term.
This paper by Robert Currie, Fen Hampson and Allan Rock examines the precedent-setting nature of Canada’s new legislation on foreign-owned asset forfeiture and some of the legal issues raised following the adoption of this new legislation. It also discusses policy and legislative initiatives underway in other countries following upon Canada’s ground-breaking legislation and how the current global context is shaping these initiatives, specifically Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Alison Lawton & Lauren Casey Discussion paper produced as part of the World Refugee & Migration Council’s Canadian Task Force Against Global Corruption. Abstract According to international law, Russia must provide full reparations and compensation to Ukraine for the harm inflicted during an undeclared war. In response, Canada has enacted legislation allowing for the seizure […]
