Essays about: "Unilateral sanctions"

Found 5 essays containing the words Unilateral sanctions.

  1. 1. The Legality of Unilateral Economic Sanctions - An analysis of international law on the lawfulness of unilateral economic restrictive measures

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Johan Holst; [2023]
    Keywords : public international law; unilateral economic sanctions; coercive measures; countermeasures; state sovereignty; non-intervention; customary law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the legality of unilateral economic sanctions in international law. It concludes that economic sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, as well as countermeasures taken by states in accordance with established ILC criteria, are lawful when adhering to the principle of proportionality and aligning with human rights regulations. READ MORE

  3. 2. Restrictive Measures to the Ends of Western Endeavours : An Assessment of the Legitimacy of EU Sanctions on Zimbabwe through an Analysis of their Political Objectives and Compliance with International Law

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Skangele Marumure; [2023]
    Keywords : Sanctions; TWAIL; Legitimacy; Sovereignty; Legality;

    Abstract : This paper analyses the EU’s sanctions on Zimbabwe against their political objectives and compliance with international law. In doing so it operationalises the concepts of legitimacy, legality, sovereignty, and statehood under the framework of Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL). READ MORE

  4. 3. For Whom the Bugle Calls – Past and Present of Third-Party Enforcement in International Law

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Hilda Malm Hansson; [2022]
    Keywords : public international law; legal history; enforcement; third state; sanctions; countermeasures; neutrality; sovereignty; non-intervention; collective security; international conflicts; United Nations; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the phenomena of third-party enforcement in public international law, in a historical as well as in a contemporary perspective. To that end, it traces the role of such enforcement measures from the past into the present. READ MORE

  5. 4. Starving for Justice? The Compatibility of the United States of America's Unilateral Coercive Measures with the 'Right to Food' in Venezuela

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Colm Daragh Kelly Ryan; [2020]
    Keywords : Human Rights Law; Economic Sanctions; Unilateral Sanctions; Unilateral Coercive Measures; Economic Rights; Social Rights; Foreign Policy; Food; Right to Food; USA; United States; Venezuela; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Unilateral coercive measures are a foreign policy tool that are thousands of years old and used by states in response to foreign policy concerns. Their use has become more common throughout the 21st Century, and this raises concerns from a human rights perspective. READ MORE

  6. 5. Evaluating the effects of economic sanctions against Burma

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Gabriel Andreasson; [2008]
    Keywords : trade; sanctions; unilateral; multilateral; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Burma is governed by a totalitarian military junta. Western countries are pressuring Burma towards a democratization process by imposing sanctions against the country. The effects of these sanctions are difficult to measure as many factors have to be taken into consideration. READ MORE