Russia/Ukraine Crisis: Update on UK and EU Sanctions on Russia
In response to Russia’s ongoing military invasion of Ukraine, the United Kingdom and European Union have continued to implement additional asset-freezing sanctions and to issue further guidance and FAQs.
On June 18, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards signed into law the Higher Education Foreign Security Act of 2022 (the “Act”), imposing new policy requirements on Louisiana postsecondary education institutions. The Act takes effect July 1, 2023, and requires covered institutions to establish policies governing foreign gift reporting, screening of foreign researchers, and international travel approval and monitoring. Although the Act is limited in scope to institutions of higher education in Louisiana, it shares some features with a gubernatorial executive order in Florida applicable to institutions there, and moreover, may presage similar actions by other state legislatures and governors. We could well have, over the next few years, a state-by-state patchwork of regulatory requirements applicable to researchers, students, and faculty from outside the U.S., as well as to scholarly activities and collaborations with researchers outside the U.S.
The Act applies to Louisiana colleges and universities, nonpublic postsecondary institutions that are members of the Louisiana Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, and any other entity offering a program of postsecondary education that...
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