International Law

The Sanctions Update is compiled by Steptoe's International Trade and Regulatory Compliance team and Steptoe's Strategic Risk team.

Recent actions by the Singapore and US governments following DeepSeek's alleged use of restricted artificial intelligence (AI) chips signal more robust enforcement of export controls.

The Sanctions Update, compiled by attorneys from Steptoe's award-winning International Regulatory Compliance team and the Stepwise: Risk Outlook editorial team, publishes every Monday.

The song may not have been about international trade, but the lyrics are certainly fitting for today's unpredictable global market.

On April 24, 2025, Ferroglobe USA Inc. and Mississippi Silicon Inc., domestic producers of silicon metal, filed a petition with the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and the U.S. International Trade Commission...

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Much as was anticipated, the European Commission (the Commission) announced its long-awaited proposals on Jan. 25, 2012, on what are likely to be viewed as drastic changes to data protection law in Europe. The aim of the proposals is to make EU privacy laws fit for the 21st century, and they seek to both change the system and increase penalties for breach, with fines of up to 2% of a corporation's annual global turnover.

The European Union’s rules on government procurement have traditionally been admirably open and non-discriminatory, with none of the "Buy Local" preferences found elsewhere in the world.

On January 25, 2012, the European Commission unveiled its draft legislative proposals to revamp privacy rules in the European Union (EU).

The United States is currently party to 48 Bilateral Investment Treaties, including seven that have been signed but not yet ratified.

Global enforcement of anti-corruption laws is at an all-time high and unlikely to recede any time soon.

The CCL is a dual-use list subject to a lower level of control. The Canadian equivalent of the USML is the Defence Production Act.