[한은 100억 배상 판결]① 1심 "멜라트銀 예치 거부, 근거 없어"

South Korea's central bank faces significant legal liability after a court ruled its termination of deposit operations with Iran's Mellat Bank lacked sufficient legal grounds, despite secondary sanction risks. The ruling exposes fundamental tension between international sanctions compliance and contractual obligations, revealing how financial institutions struggle to navigate overlapping regulatory pressures and legal uncertainty. This case underscores growing legal risks for central banks operating under complex, fragmented international sanctions regimes where regulatory necessity may conflict with contractual duty.