Economic Sanctions under International Law Unilateralism, Multilateralism, Legitimacy, and Consequences /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Marossi, Ali Z. (Editor), Bassett, Marisa R. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: The Hague : T.M.C. Asser Press : Imprint: T.M.C. Asser Press, 2015.
• Subjects: Law.; Private international law.; Conflict of laws.; International law.; Comparative law.; Human rights.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law.; Human Rights.

Since the Second World War, States have increasingly relied upon economic sanctions programs, in lieu of military action, to exert pressure and generally to fill the awkward gap between verbal denunciation and action. Whether or not sanctions are effective remains a point of contention among policym...