United Nations Sanctions and the Rule of La [Paperback]

In this 2007 book, Farrall surveys the history of UN sanctions.This 2007 book explains why sanctions are applied, the type of sanctions that can be used and the range of UN bodies that play a role in administering and monitoring sanctions. The book also explains how UN sanctions often undermine the rule of law, and suggests simple reform proposals.This 2007 book explains why sanctions are applied, the type of sanctions that can be used and the range of UN bodies that play a role in administering and monitoring sanctions. The book also explains how UN sanctions often undermine the rule of law, and suggests simple reform proposals.The United Nations Security Council has increasingly resorted to sanctions as part of its efforts to prevent and resolve conflict. In this 2007 book, Farrall traces the evolution of the Security Council's sanctions powers and charts the contours of the UN sanctions system. He also evaluates the extent to which the Security Council's increasing commitment to strengthening the rule of law extends to its sanctions practice. The book identifies shortcomings in respect of key rule of law principles and advances pragmatic policy-reform proposals designed to ensure that UN sanctions promote, strengthen and reinforce the rule of law. In its appendices United Nations Sanctions and the Rule of Law contains summaries of all 25 UN sanctions regimes established to date by the Security Council. It forms an invaluable source of reference for diplomats, policymakers, scholars and advocates.Part I. Setting the Scene: 1. Introducing UN sanctions; 2. Towards a pragmatic rule of law model for UN sanctions; Part II. The Evolution of the UN Sanctions Framework: 3. From Aegina to Abyssinia - a prehistory of UN sanctions; 4. Sanctions under the UN charter; Part III. UN Sanctions in Practice: 5. Establishing the legal basis for sanctions - identifying threats and invoking Chapter VII; 6. Delineating the scope of sanctions and identifying targets; 7. Fine-tuning sanclc"