Sanctions Imposed by the UN Security Council and Third States

Keywords: public international law, sanctions, States, UN Charter, UN Security Council

Abstract

The aim of the article is to investigate whether sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council (UN SC) bind not only UN Member States but also non-Member States. The article claims that the UN Charter does not allow the UN SC to impose sanctions against non-Member States, as well as sanctions established by the UN SC are not binding them. To argue for this thesis, one has to first and foremost discuss the mechanisms of sanctions included in Chapter VII of the UN Charter. Secondly, the meaning of Article 2 (6) will be analyzed. Thirdly, the article will present the counter arguments to views presented in the doctrine of law and in the practice of States for binding non-Members with the UN SC sanctions. Finally, the examples of relations between the UN and non-Member States will be discussed from the perspective of sanctions established by the UN SC.

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Published
2021-06-17
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