Event

Corruption sanctions – asset freezes, travel bans and related measures targeting individuals suspected of serious corruption – have emerged as one of the most flexible tools in the anti-corruption arsenal.

Unlike conventional law enforcement, they require no criminal conviction and no geographical connection between the sanctioning state and the alleged wrongdoing. This allows them to reach individuals who would otherwise enjoy complete impunity within their own legal systems.

Yet they remain underused and unevenly applied. Only a handful of states have introduced them, and questions around due process, judicial oversight and the risk of politicisation pose real challenges to their credibility.

About the event

This webinar marks the launch of a new paper by Anton Moiseienko, published by the Basel Institute on Governance through its International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR).

The paper traces the evolution of corruption sanctions from their origins to the present day, assesses their advantages and limitations, and sets out concrete recommendations for how they can be better designed and more consistently applied.

The event will bring together researchers, legal practitioners and civil society representatives to discuss three core questions:

• How have corruption sanctions developed, and where do they stand today?