Panel 3 - Central bank immunities and international sanctions
Channel: European Central Bank
Date: 06/09/2023

Panel 3 - Central bank immunities and international sanctions

Sanctions have been deemed by the international community to be appropriate responses to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine . Against this background the scope of immunities is particularly relevant, for example with regard to the freezing and/ or seizing of assets as counter-measures to an illegal war. The role of central banks will also be discussed in the context of relevant international experiences.

Chair
Chiara Zilioli, Director General Legal Services, European Central Bank

Panellists
Ingrid (Würth) Brunk, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Research, Vanderbilt Law School
Richard Ostrander, General Counsel, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Iryna Bogdanova, Postdoctoral Researcher, World Trade Institute, University of Bern

Discussion with questions from the audience