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  1. 1. Economic Sanctions as an Indirect Regional Threat : The Regional Impact of Sanctions on the Level of Human Rights Protection in Non-sanctioned Countries

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Wahlsten Christopher; [2018]
    Keywords : human rights; sanctions; unintended consequences; regional emulation; difference-in-differences; CIRI; PTS;

    Abstract : It is generally held that economic sanctions have an adverse effect on human rights in sanctioned countries, but what about the non-sanctioned countries? Previous research has found that human rights sanctions appear to have a deterring effect on non-sanctioned countries in Latin America which, in turn, led to human rights improvements. The assumption from these findings suggests that countries improve their human rights in fear of being sanctioned themselves. READ MORE