Studying political & economic measures that enhance diplomacy & protect human rights
Studying political & economic measures that enhance diplomacy & protect human rights
Patterns of Implementation: Do Listing Practices Impede Compliance with UN Sanctions? A Critical Assessment

Patterns of Implementation: Do Listing Practices Impede Compliance with UN Sanctions? A Critical Assessment

Report — December 2009

It is widely assumed that concerns about due process rights in listing and delisting procedures have impeded compliance with targeted sanctions against Al-Qaida and the Taliban. While most governments regard UN sanctions as essential tools in the fight against global terrorism and consider them among the most important instruments available to the Security Council, a growing number of states are concerned about flaws in the listing and delisting process. This paper examines designation patterns in sanctions targeting to determine if due process concerns are impeding the willingness of states to implement these measures.

Human Rights and Targeted Sanctions: An Action Agenda for Strengthening Due Process Procedures

Human Rights and Targeted Sanctions: An Action Agenda for Strengthening Due Process Procedures

Report — November 2009

This paper examines various policy reform options to improve listing and delisting procedures. It begins by evaluating reform efforts to date, and the work of the Focal Point. This is followed by an examination of options for improving information gathering and sharing through greater utilization of the Monitoring Team and Focal Point. The paper concludes with a summary of recommendations.

Overdue Process: Protecting Human Rights while Sanctioning Alleged Terrorists

Overdue Process: Protecting Human Rights while Sanctioning Alleged Terrorists

Report — April 2009

This paper highlights the importance of providing due process and respecting other fundamental human rights when countering terrorism and offers a set of recommendations for civil society organizations to consider in their efforts to support and sustain human rights as priority rather than postscript for measures to enhance security.

Economic Sanctions

Economic Sanctions

Book chapter — 2009

“Economic Sanctions,” by George A. Lopez in Encyclopedia of Human Rights, ed. by David Forsythe (Oxford University Press, 2009).

Matching Means with Intentions: Sanctions and Human Rights

Matching Means with Intentions: Sanctions and Human Rights

Book chapter — 2009

“Matching Means with Intentions: Sanctions and Human Rights,” by George A. Lopez in The Future of Human Rights: U.S. Policy for a New Era, ed. by William F. Schulz (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2009).

Targeted Sanctions, Counter-Terrorism and Strategic Peace-Building

Targeted Sanctions, Counter-Terrorism and Strategic Peace-Building

Book chapter — 2009

“Targeted Sanctions, Counter-Terrorism and Strategic Peace-Building” by George A. Lopez and David Cortright, in Strategies of Peace, edited by Daniel Philpott and Gerard F. Powers (Oxford University Press, 2009) pp. 169-188.

United Nations Sanctions and Nuclear Weapons

United Nations Sanctions and Nuclear Weapons

Book chapter — 2009

“United Nations Sanctions and Nuclear Weapons” by George A. Lopez and David Cortright, in The United Nations and Nuclear Orders, edited by Jane Boulden, Ramesh Thakur, and Thomas Weiss (United Nations University Press, 2009) pp. 111-131.

The Sanctions Era: Themes and Trends in UN Security Council Sanctions Since 1990

The Sanctions Era: Themes and Trends in UN Security Council Sanctions Since 1990

Book chapter — 2008

“The Sanctions Era: Themes and Trends in UN Security Council Sanctions Since 1990” by David Cortright, George A. Lopez, and Linda Gerber-Stellingwerf in The United Nations Security Council and War, edited by Vaughan Lowe, Adam Roberts, Jennifer Welsh, and Dominik Zaum (Oxford University Press, 2008) pp. 205-225.

Behind the Sanctions against Iran

Behind the Sanctions against Iran

Audio — 29 October 2007

The U.S. has announced new sanctions against Iran. David Cortright explores the implications.

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U.S. Punishes Myanmar’s Leadership: Will it Help?

U.S. Punishes Myanmar’s Leadership: Will it Help?

Audio — 27 September 2007

David Cortright affirms sanctions as an effective instrument to economically harm the leaders of the ruling military regime, but more importantly, to send a message of support and solidarity to the democracy movement within the country.

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