Imposing Economic Sanctions
Legal Remedy Or Genocidal Tool?| By: | Geoff Simons |
| Publisher: | Pluto Press |
| Print ISBN: | 9780745313979 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781849640312 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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‘This is a valuable introduction to the subject with an enlightening discussion on continuing attempts to stifle the Cuban economy.’ Red Pepper
Focusing on moral and legal considerations, Geoff Simons traces the history of international sanctions from ancient to modern times, through the League of Nations and the UN era, examining key examples such as the Berlin Blockade, South Africa under apartheid, and Rhodesia after the Unilateral Declaration of Independence. Assessing the unique role of the United States, Simons describes a range of cases including Cuba, Vietnam, Libya and Iran, with particular attention to the genocidal impact of sanctions on the people of Iraq, involving starvation and soaring rates of disease.