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ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

1996

Economic sanctions

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Do Economic Sanctions Work? A View From The United Nations, Gian Luca Burci Jan 1996

Do Economic Sanctions Work? A View From The United Nations, Gian Luca Burci

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The question "do sanctions work?" can be interpreted not only as a political or legal assessment about their effects on a State, but also as an analysis of whether sanctions are designed, managed and enforced in a manner which makes them viable for an extended period of time for those who are required to implement them.


When Are Economic Sanctions Effective? Selected Theorems And Corollaries, W Michael Reisman Jan 1996

When Are Economic Sanctions Effective? Selected Theorems And Corollaries, W Michael Reisman

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Economic sanctions may take many forms and may be applied unilaterally or multilaterally, but like all uses of the economic instrument, they involve the purposive threat or actual granting or withholding of economic indulgences, opportunities, and benefits by one actor or group of actors in order to induce another actor or group of actors to change or adjust an internal or external policy.