Unilateral Economic Sanctions (A Legal Study of Definition, Nature, and Regulation(

Abstract

It is known that, the imposition of economic sanctions in order to be in a form of a legitimate nature. They must be imposed by the United Nations organization, which is; they must be imposed under the provisions of the United Nations’ Charter. However, practical experience has led to sanctions being imposed unilaterally, outside the framework of the Charter. Several countries have resorted to this type of sanction, Most notably the United States of America, which bases the imposition of this type of sanctions on internal executive decisions Which raises the problem of determining the extent of its legitimacy, which is what we have taken upon ourselves to indicate in the dangers of this research, as well as researching the general concepts of taking penalties

It is well-established that economic sanctions are of two types: those imposed by the international community through the United Nations, and those imposed unilaterally by individual states. In this study, we will not address collective sanctions but will focus solely on unilateral sanctions.

To ensure a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of this research, it is divided into two sections. The first section provides a conceptual framework for unilateral economic sanctions, while the second section examines examples of unilateral economic sanctions and their legal basis.