International Sanctions in Contemporary Perspective

Description

This important book presents a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the subject of international sanctions. It provides summaries of fourteen major cases, including South Africa, Iraq and Serbia, and analysis of the complex political and economic problems which sanctions pose for governments of sender states as well as for targets. Goals, costs, vulnerability and humanitarian considerations are examined in the light of 20th-century experience and the enhanced role of the United Nations since the end of the Cold War receives detailed consideration. Front Matter....Pages i-viii The Sanctions Problematique....Pages 1-15 Major Cases of Sanctions 1935–95....Pages 16-46 Contexts and Frameworks for Sanctions and the Intentions of Senders....Pages 47-65 Costs and Burden-Sharing....Pages 66-81 Problems of Implementation....Pages 82-94 The Impact on Targets: Vulnerability and Response....Pages 95-110 Sanctions Revisited....Pages 111-127 Back Matter....Pages 128-151