Compliance with the web of economic sanctions laws that have proliferated over the past two decades, and which have grown far more complex still over the last few years, is an increasingly critical challenge facing many transnational businesses. These measures often reach beyond the territory of the jurisdiction that enacted them and regulate activities and entities throughout the world. Compounding the difficulty of complying with these laws, companies may find differing provisions and even conflicts among the varied regimes of the major jurisdictions that have put significant economic sanctions programs into effect. Moreover, countries are increasingly experimenting with novel ways of restricting the types of commerce that they seek to control. This Article provides a roadmap through the thicket that has grown around this area of law.
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