Qtotonibudinibudet posted:

Sebastian Flyte posted:

No, I believe the vessel followed standard operating procedure and quickly and effectively managed to contain and extinguish the fire by sinking to the bottom of the harbour.

TropicalCoke posted:

On asset freezes.

It would likely take an Act of Congress to effect a Seizure of any asset freeze. Asset freezes are constitutional under the 5th Amendment because Courts do not recognize it as a deprivation since they are temporary in nature. Congress has the power to regulate captures under the Constitution, but usually Acts related to allocating seizures are a result of Treaties made by the President such as the Iranian Claims Tribunal (which still exists) set up by the Carter Administration. There are examples of Congress allocating specific accounts to victims compensation, such as the victims of the Beirut bombing. See Bank Markazi. However. USA isn't at war with Russia, and unclear how those captures would be recognized.
The stickier issue would be the Takings clause claim that there would be no just compensation for a taking. Asset freezes and other sanctions usually do not meet the definitional standard of a Taking for similar reasons to the 5th Due Process claims. And whether it would be enough for a Russian national who was sanctioned to be able to claim that he has standing to sue, whether that individual has sufficient contacts to make a claim if not a citizen.
Courts generally give extreme deference to the President and OFAC on individual sanctions efforts. I am broadly unfamiliar with any freeze that has ultimately led to an outright taking, as an extant example. This would represent a dramatic shift in sanctions and international law.

In Europe, it is a bit more difficult since Europe's convention on human rights recognizes a right to enjoy property. See Al-Dulimi. And each Member State of the EU implements their own sanctions programs in accordance with whatever sanction is passed by the Community.

I am unfamiliar with UK and Japanese sanctions regimes and their laws related to Due process.

ranbo das posted:

…Russia losing a boat to something CIWS should be effective against (a jetski with explosives on top)