Daniel Franchini
danielfranchini.bsky.social
Daniel Franchini
@danielfranchini.bsky.social
Lecturer in International Law, University of Sheffield | DPhil (Oxford) | International dispute settlement, sanctions, jurisdiction, immunity 🇬🇧🇮🇹
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📢 Publication Announcement! 🧵

1/ I’m pleased to share that the volume 'The Peaceful Settlement of Inter-State Cyber Disputes' has just been published by @hartpublishing.bsky.social, a project I had the pleasure of co-editing with Nicholas Tsagourias and Russell Buchan 📚
1/ 📢 Thrilled to share my latest article: ‘When Finance Becomes a Weapon: The Challenge of Central Bank Sanctions under International Law’, published in the Journal of International Trade Law and Policy (Emerald Publishing): www.emerald.com/insight/cont...

#InternationalLaw #Sanctions #CentralBanks
January 10, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Reposted by Daniel Franchini
Call for Papers: 'The International Court of Justice at 80' - Sixth Scottish Conference on International Law, 8-9 September 2025, hosted by us at @UofGCILS and @UofGLaw. For the call for papers check out our website (gcils.org/call-for-pap...)
November 14, 2024 at 8:22 PM
📢 Publication Announcement! 🧵

1/ I’m pleased to share that the volume 'The Peaceful Settlement of Inter-State Cyber Disputes' has just been published by @hartpublishing.bsky.social, a project I had the pleasure of co-editing with Nicholas Tsagourias and Russell Buchan 📚
November 14, 2024 at 10:03 AM
Frozen Russian assets could help fund Ukraine, but the legality of confiscating them is debated. Can the G7 use them as collateral for a loan instead?

@astridiversen.bsky.social & I explore potential options & their legal implications in our new piece for @lawfare.bsky.social: bit.ly/4ckzLOm
As Western states' support for aid to Ukraine falters, @danielfranchini.bsky.social & @astridiversen.bsky.social dissected the proposal to collateralize frozen Russian assets to offer Ukraine short-term liquidity while postponing the complex legal questions associated w/ the alternative—confiscation
Frozen Russian Assets to Finance Ukraine: Collateralization Instead of Confiscation
G7 states could loan Russia’s frozen central bank reserves to Ukraine. Is this legally feasible?
www.lawfaremedia.org
March 15, 2024 at 5:19 PM
The EU 🇪🇺 weighs using profits from frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine 🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Is this legal? Does it signal seizure of sovereign assets? ⚖️ 

My latest analysis on EJIL: Talk! delves into this: www.ejiltalk.org/immobilised-... 

Thanks to the editors! #Ukraine #Russia #EU #sanctions
March 1, 2024 at 9:56 AM