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1 online resource (238 p.) |
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Routledge-Giappichelli Studies in Law Series |
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Routledge-Giappichelli Studies in Law Series
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- I. Introduction -- II. Rising complexity and costs associated with sanctions -- III. The global rise in autonomous sanctions use -- IV. Lower and middle income country use of autonomous sanctions -- V. Contested narratives -- VI. Effectiveness -- VII. Unintended consequences -- VIII. Conclusion -- 1. 'Community interests' as an appropriate legal basis for the implementation of unilateral targeted measures -- 1.1. Introductory remarks |
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1.2. Assessing the peculiarity of targeted individual measures adopted in the name of 'community interests' -- 1.2.1. 'Countermeasures' as a misleading legal justification -- 1.2.2. The protection of 'community interests' as a spontaneous and remedial phenomenon of international law -- 1.3. 'Community interests' measures as prima facie lawful measures? -- 1.3.1. Debunking certain preconceptions -- 1.3.1.1. Sovereign equality, non-intervention, and the protection of 'community interests' -- 1.3.1.2. Procedural safeguards and the protection of 'community interests' |
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1.3.1.2.1. Immunities as an unlikely legal defence -- 1.3.1.2.2. The shortcomings of due process standards as a valid defence -- 1.3.2. General principles of law as a transient (and suitable) legal regime -- 1.4. Concluding remarks -- 2. Examining the legality of EU restrictive measures on the Russian Federation: the information gathering process in sanction imposition -- 2.1. EU restrictive measures on the Russian Federation: a legal analysis (2014-2023) -- 2.2. Rule of law and EU sanctioning policies -- 2.3. Judicial review of EU restrictive measures: scope and intensity |
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2.4. Legal challenges to restrictive measures in the EU courts (2014-2022) -- 2.5. Evidence standards in EU restrictive measures cases -- 2.6. Challenges in EU's evidence gathering and investigative processes -- 2.7. Analyzing legal challenges in post-February 2022 EU restrictive measures -- 2.8. Asset freezing sanctions: targeting individuals and beneficial owners in the EU -- 2.9. Restricting media broadcasts: the 'RT France' Case and freedom of information -- 2.10. Concluding remarks on the EU sanctions on Russia and their legal implications |
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3. The elephant in the room: legitimacy and (de)legitimation of international sanctions -- 3.1. Introduction: the legitimacy problems of sanctions -- 3.2. The legitimacy of the norm -- 3.3. The legitimacy of the enforcer -- 3.4. The legitimacy of the measure -- 3.5. Combined sanction regimes and the complexity of contemporary sanctions -- 3.6. Conclusions -- 4. Unilateral sanctions as a challenge to the international legal order -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. An unjust tool -- 4.2.1. Inconsistencies and double standards -- 4.2.2. Humanitarian consequences and disproportionate effects |
| Summary |
This book assembles contributions from various fields to address key aspects in the use of international sanctions, providing readers with an interdisciplinary perspective. Each part of the book is devoted to three main themes: legality and legitimacy; extraterritorial implications; and effectiveness |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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4.3. The counter-productiveness of punishment |
| Subject |
Sanctions (International law)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Giumelli, Francesco
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Portela, Clara
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Sossai, Mirko
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| ISBN |
9781040124710 |
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1040124712 |
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