1st Edition

International Sanctions in Practice An Interdisciplinary Perspective

238 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

238 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

238 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book addresses key aspects relating to the use of international sanctions by assembling contributions from different fields of expertise with a view to providing readers with an interdisciplinary perspective. Unilateral or plurilateral restrictive measures, commonly referred to as “sanctions”, by States or regional organizations have been acquiring an enormous practical importance in the... Read more

Foreword, Antonio Bultrini

Preface, Erica Moret

1. ‘Community interests’ as an appropriate legal basis for the implementation of unilateral targeted measures
Daniel Ventura

2. Examining the legality of EU restrictive measures on the Russian Federation: the information gathering process in sanction imposition
Antonino Alì

3. The elephant in the room: legitimacy and (de)legitimation of international sanctions
Stefano Palestini

4. Unilateral sanctions as a challenge to the international legal order
Alexandra Hofer

5. The jurisdictional intricacies of secondary sanctions consisting of access restrictions
Felipe Rodríguez Silvestre

6. Unilateral sanctions and extraterritorial obligations in the area of economic, social and cultural rights
Tabasom Djourabi-Asadabadi

7. The political-economic impact of sanctions: a comparative analysis of the cases of Russia and Iran
Peter A.G. van Bergeijk, Sajjad F. Dizaji

8. “A farewell to arms”: arms embargo busting and the challenges of arms export harmonization
Keith A. Preble

9. Democratic sanctions in Africa. A reassessment of their selective and inconsistent use across multiple senders
Tiziana Corda

10. Human rights-specific sanctions’ contribution to human rights
Annalisa Ciampi

11. Conclusions
Mirko Sossai, Francesco Giumelli, Clara Portela

Biography

Antonio Bultrini is Associate Professor of International Law at the University of Florence, where he teaches International Law, Human Rights and the Law of Armed Conflict.

Francesco Giumelli is an Associate Professor in International Relations at the University of Groningen, specializing in international sanctions and illicit trade.

Clara Portela teaches Political Science at the Law School of the University of Valencia, having previously served as a Professor at Singapore Management University and as a Research Fellow with the European Union Institute for Security Studies of the (EUISS) in Paris.

Mirko Sossai is Associate Professor of International Law at the Law Department of the Roma Tre University, Italy, where he also teaches Law of International Organizations.