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Elgar Encyclopedia of International Sanctions

Elgar Encyclopedia of International Sanctions

Name: Elgar Encyclopedia of International Sanctions
Brand: Edward Elgar Publishing
SKU: 9781035339525
Price: 2522.00 HKD
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Author: Clara Portela; Andrea Charron; Mirko Sossai
ISBN: 9781035339525

Edited by Clara Portela · Andrea Charron · Mirko Sossai

Edward Elgar Publishing November 2025

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9781035339525
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication: November 2025
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

This multidisciplinary Encyclopedia provides a contemporary reference on international sanctions in politics and law. Assessing the topic from diverse perspectives, it analyses the growing prominence of international sanctions and the prolific practice of both established and emerging senders.

Expert contributors present a comprehensive overview of the evolving landscape of sanctions and the challenges associated with their categorisation and monitoring. Entries outline the core aspects of sanction regimes, outlining the multifaceted measures across a range of case studies. The Encyclopedia is an essential and easily navigable reference source, examining international sanctions from a pluralistic standpoint.

Key Features:

Over 70 entries from scholars around the globe
Discusses implementation and enforcement in both UN and non-UN regimes
Reviews sanctions by regional and other international organisations, as well as individual and groups of states
Covers key sanction episodes, including the profiles of senders, types of measures, and the objectives of sanctions

This Encyclopedia is a crucial resource for students and scholars of international relations, economics, and politics. International policymakers, civil servants and legal practitioners will also benefit from its valuable insights.

Introduction 1; Andrea Charron, Clara Portela and Mirko Sossai; PART I PROFILE OF SENDERS; 1.
African Union and ECOWAS 5: Kristen Boon and Nickolas Eburne; 2.
Arab States 8: Mirko Sossai; 3.
Canada 11: Andrea Charron and Meredith Lilly; 4.
China 14: Maria Adele Carrai; 5.
Coalitions of the willing 17: Mirko Sossai; 6.
The Commonwealth 19: Rishika Chauhan; 7.
European Union 23: Jan Lepeu; 8.
France 26: Mathilde Jeantil; 9.
Japan 30: Machiko Kanetake; 10.
League of Nations 35: Mirko Sossai; 11.
Russian Federation (as a sender of sanctions) 38: Anna Miromanova; 12.
Switzerland 41: Aurel Niederberger and Lukas Regli; 13.
Ukraine 46: Andrei Richter; 14.
United Kingdom 49: Yifan Jia; 15.
United Nations 52: Andrea Charron and Lindsay Speirs; 16.
United States 57: Bryan R. Early; 17.
World Bank 61: Francesco Seatzu; PART II TYPES OF MEASURES; 18.
Arms embargo 64: Judith Vorrath; 19.
Banking system 67: Daniel Franchini; 20.
Commodity sanctions 71: Martijn C. Vlaskamp; 21.
Countermeasures 74: Martin Dawidowicz; 22.
Development aid cut-offs 78: Franziska F.N. Schreiber; 23.
Diplomatic sanctions 81: Lisa Neal; 24.
Energy embargo 83: Ksenia Kirkham; 25.
Financial Action Task Force Recommendations 86: Anton Moiseienko; 26.
Financial sanctions 89: Sascha Lohmann; 27.
Media sanctions 92: Anna Pau; 28.
Membership sanctions 96: Martina Buscemi; 29.
Sanctions on transport (air, ship, ground) 100: Michael Brzoska; 30.
Trade embargoes 103: Dawid Walentek; PART III KEY SANCTIONS EPISODES; 31.
Angola 107: Robert Fowler; 32.
Belarus 111: Yuliya Miadzvetskaya; 33.
Cuba 115: Susanne Gratius; 34.
Democratic People’s Republic: of Korea 118; Laura Di Gianfrancesco; 35.
Haiti 121: Francesco Giumelli; 36.
Iran 125: Manuel Herrera; 37.
Iraq 131: Clara Portela; 38.
Libya 134: Thomas Kruiper; 39.
Mali 137: Tiziana Corda; 40.
Myanmar 139: Marco Bünte and Loren Bustos; 41.
Russian Federation (sanctions episode) 142: Iikka Korhonen; 42.
Sierra Leone 146: Alix J. Boucher; 43.
South Africa 149: Jo-Ansie van Wyk; 44.
Syria 153: Peter Seeberg; 45.
Venezuela 156: Stefano Palestini and Luciano Quispe; 46.
Yemen 159: Zuzana Hudáková; 47.
Former Yugoslavia 161: Antonio Bultrini; PART IV CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES; 48.
Blocking statutes 165: Daniel Ventura; 49.
Confiscation 168: Cedric Ryngaert; 50.
Contracts 170: Paschalis Paschalidis and Björn ten Seldam; 51.
Criminalisation of sanctions violation 173: Jacob Öberg; 52.
Domestic implementation 177: Radka Druláková and; Štěpánka Zemanová; 53.
Evasion and circumvention 180: Keith A. Preble; 54.
Gendered effects of sanctions 183: Loraine Rickard-Martin; 55.
Humanitarian carveouts 186: Erica Moret; 56.
International criminal justice and sanctions 192: Alice Riccardi; 57.
Investment protection 196: Javier García Olmedo; 58.
Judicial review (European: Union) 200; Celia Challet; 59.
Legality and legitimacy 205: Alexandra Hofer; 60.
Measuring sanctions’ effectiveness 208: Thomas Biersteker; 61.
Non-criminal penalties for sanctions violation 211: Francesca Finelli; 62.
Overcompliance 214: Pierre-Hugues Verdier; 63.
Proportionality of sanctions 216: Nathanael Tilahun; 64.
Sanctions and the use of force 219: Yuleng Zeng; 65.
Sanctions databases 221: Kerim Can Kavaklı; 66.
Sanction threats 224: T. Clifton Morgan; 67.
Secondary sanctions and the extraterritorial effects of sanctions 226: Felipe Rodríguez Silvestre; 68.
Security exceptions 230: Iryna Bogdanova; 69.
Targeted sanctions and the sanctions reform process 233: George A. Lopez; 70.
Termination of sanctions 235: Clara Portela; 71.
The UN Focal Point and UN Office of the Ombudsperson 238: Gavin Sullivan; 72.
United Nations expert panels 244: Caty Clément; PART V OBJECTIVES; 73.
Sanctions against autocratic regimes 250: Clara Portela; 74.
Sanctions against organised crime 253: Charmaine N. Willis; 75.
Sanctions for conflict resolution 257: John Agbonifo; 76.
Sanctions for human rights and democracy 261: Stefano Silingardi; 77.
Sanctions for nuclear non-proliferation 268: Armend Bekaj; 78.
Sanctions in the fight against terrorism 271: Maruša T. Veber; 79.
Sanctions to combat corruption 277: Oliver Windridge