Are European Union “Sanctions” against Russia Compatible with International Law?
Journal: Moscow Journal of International Law
Year: 2025

INTRODUCTION. The adoption of unfriendly measures against third States as a way to force a policy change is not new between States and can be legally acceptable in specific cases dictated by the United Nations Security Council or when in accordance with international law. When lacking a linking element between both the punishing and the punished States, sanctions are unilateral, which, in the end, equates to a violation of the customary principles of sovereign equality and non-intervention, thus