In “An International Convention Can Make Sanctions More Humane,” Alistair Millar lays out the case for establishing an international convention governing sanctions.
“Allowing sanctions to become akin to all out warfare rather than an extension of diplomacy is already unacceptable. Just as the global community recognized that certain acts of war are too destructive to be tolerated, it must now acknowledge that certain forms of economic coercion are incompatible with the principles of human dignity.”