United Nations Sanctions and the Rule of Law Book

Preface     xix
Abbreviations     xxii
Setting the scene     1
Introducing UN sanctions     3
Towards a pragmatic rule of law model for UN sanctions     14
The evolution of the UN sanctions framework     43
From Aegina to Abyssinia: a prehistory of UN sanctions     45
Sanctions under the UN Charter     58
UN sanctions in practice     79
Establishing the legal basis for sanctions: identifying threats and invoking Chapter VII     81
Delineating the scope of sanctions and identifying targets     106
Fine-tuning sanctions: setting objectives, applying time-limits and minimising negative consequences     133
Delegating responsibility for sanctions administration and monitoring     146
Strengthening the rule of law     183
Rule of law weaknesses in the UN sanctions system     185
Strengthening the rule of law performance of the UN sanctions system     230
Concluding remarks     241
Summary of policy recommendations     244
Summaries of UN sanctions regimes     247
Tables     464
Bibliography     493
Index     524