ENFORCING U.S. FOREIGN POLICY BY IMPOSING UNILATERAL SECONDARY SANCTIONS: IS MIGHT RIGHT IN PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW?

Following the United States' unilateral withdrawal from the agreement between the five permanent UN Security Council members, the European Union, Germany, and Iran, that intends to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, the United States has re-imposed and tightened its sanctions against Ira...

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Published in:Pacific Rim law & policy journal 2020-12, Vol.30 (1), p.1-27
Main Author: Terry, Patrick C.R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agreements
Analysis
Business
Competitors
Councils
Equality
Exports
Extraterritorial jurisdiction
Extraterritoriality
Foreign policy
Foreign subsidiaries
Imposition
International community
International law
Jurisdiction
Laws, regulations and rules
Management
Nuclear weapons
Renunciation
Sanctions
Sanctions (International law)
Sovereignty
Trade
Trade policy
Transactions
Trump, Donald J
Unilateralism
Zarrab, Reza
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Summary:Following the United States' unilateral withdrawal from the agreement between the five permanent UN Security Council members, the European Union, Germany, and Iran, that intends to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, the United States has re-imposed and tightened its sanctions against Iran. The United States' renunciation of the agreement, despite the agreement's UN Security Council approval and verified Iranian compliance, arguably violated international law. Nevertheless, the United States is attempting to compel the other state parties (and others) to follow its policy on Iran by threatening those states' companies and business executives with economic or even criminal sanctions to force them to cut commercial ties with Iran.
ISSN:1066-8632
2377-0872