Textbook/Unit 05

Sanctions & global risk

Legal scope, screening, ownership, international trade, and digital assets.

Unit 05 / The big picture

Scope first. Screening second.

A legal scope enclosure contains three independent checks: identity, ownership, and activity. Its boundary is jurisdiction, activity, program, and time. These checks feed legal review, which can permit within authority, block if required, or reject if required. The paths are conceptual; specific legal programs determine requirements.

Enlarge to read every label and explore the connections

Name similarity is only one signal. Determine the applicable legal scope, then assess identity, ownership, activity, and any relevant authority before disposition.

  1. Identify which rule applies to this actor and activity.

  2. Resolve identity, ownership, and activity inside that scope.

  3. Use the rule and any valid authority to choose disposition.

Inside this unit

5 chapters
Build the legal boundary first
5.1 / 15 min read

Sanctions scope, prohibitions, and licenses

Translate legal restrictions into a precise control boundary.

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A match is a candidate, not a conclusion
5.2 / 14 min read

Screening engines and match resolution

Build a reliable list pipeline and an explainable review process.

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Ownership can block an unlisted company
5.3 / 15 min read

Ownership graphs and the 50 Percent Rule

Follow blocked ownership through direct and indirect relationships.

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Follow the money and the goods
5.4 / 14 min read

Trade, corridors, and restricted activity

Look beyond the payment name to the commercial transaction.

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One token, three different questions
5.5 / 15 min read

Digital assets, stablecoins, and wallet risk

Separate blockchain evidence, legal identity, and financial exposure.

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