Marija Đorđeska

About/Bio

Marija Đorđeska , LL.M., is a Thomas Buergenthal Scholar and an S.J.D. Candidate at the George Washington University Law School, in Washington D.C. Marija is currently researching the topic of general principles of law through the jurisprudence of international courts and tribunals and is a research assistant to Professor Thomas Buergenthal. Her forthcoming publication addresses international judicial law-making and the relationship between the International Court of Justice and the International Law Commission. Besides public international and comparative law, her area of interest and specialization include U.S. national security law and Islamic law. Previously, Marija was a visiting scholar at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg, Germany, research assistant to Professor Ernest Petrič at the UN International Law Commission in Geneva, Switzerland, and a research assistant at the Hengeler Mueller law firm in Berlin, Germany.

Recently Published

OFAC’s Settlement with Commerzbank AG: Coerced Voluntary Settlements of the Competitively Disadvantaged

Nine months after the Office of Foreign Asset Control’s largest ever settlement with French BNP Paribas (see my previous post), OFAC is striking again. On March 11, OFAC settled for the first time with a German financial institution, Commerzbank AG, for alleged violations of the U.S. sanctions regulations. Commerzbank is the thirteenth foreign financial institution (and…

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From Targeted Sanctions to Targeted Settlements: International Law-Making Through Effective Means

Marija Đorđeska, LL.M., is a Thomas Buergenthal Scholar and an S.J.D. Candidate at the George Washington University Law School, in Washington D.C. The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of Treasury (OFAC) has again shocked the international financial community with a recent settlement with BNP Paribas,…

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