LEGALITY OF UNILATERAL SANCTIONS UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW
Journal: Indian Journal of Law.
Year: 2025

Unilateral sanctions, used by powerful states to compel others without the support of multilateral organizations like the UN, have become a key instrument of foreign policy in the last several decades. “The moral, political, or strategic justifications for these actions are often strong, but the question of whether they are permissible under international law is still hotly contested. By following the interplay between unilateral sanctions and other fundamental tenets of international law—such a