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Global Governance Centre and MINOS
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25
October
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International Sanctions in Practice: An Interdisciplinary Perspective Book Launch

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Join us for our next book launch on International Sanctions in Practice:  An Interdisciplinary Perspective Book Launch with the four editors.

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The Geneva International Sanctions Network brings together scholars, students and practitioners interested in international targeted sanctions and draws on expertise developed through the Targeted Sanctions Consortium.

For the first event of the semester we are happy to welcome the four editors of International Sanctions in Practice: An Interdisciplinary Perspective.

 

About the Book

This book addresses key aspects relating to the use of international sanctions by assembling contributions from different fields of expertise with a view to providing readers with an interdisciplinary perspective. Unilateral or plurilateral restrictive measures, commonly referred to as “sanctions”, by States or regional organizations have been acquiring an enormous practical importance in the last decades, leading also to the institution of a European Union’s sanctioning mechanism of its own. In addition to that, the war in Ukraine, triggered by the Russian aggression, has given them an unprecedented visibility, including in the mainstream media. The matter nevertheless remains particularly complex, given its diverse implications from a legal as well as from an economic-financial point of view, and not least in a political perspective. 

This book follows up the workshop that was held at the University of Florence on 9-10 December 2021 and collects original contributions from promising or acclaimed, leading experts on sanctions. Each part of the book is devoted to three main themes: legality and legitimacy; extraterritorial implications; and effectiveness. These parts consist of a “dialogue” between experts from different fields. The book explores the legal basis of sanctions and how this impacts their legitimacy and the perception of their legitimacy. It considers the complex implications of the extraterritorial effects that sanctions often produce or are even intended to produce, as well as how effective they are in relation to different underlying aims. It is hardly possible to tackle such key questions through a unique disciplinary lens. This book thus represents an invitation to scholars, experts and decision-makers to adopt an interdisciplinary approach that can no longer be eluded.

 

Introduction

Erica Moret, Director, United Nations Affairs & International Organisations, Microsoft

 

Panel

Antonio Bultrini is Associate Professor of International Law at the University of Florence, where he teaches International Law, Human Rights and the Law of Armed Conflict.

Francesco Giumelli is Associate Professor in International Relations at the University of Groningen, specializing in international sanctions and illicit trade.

Clara Portela teaches Political Science at the Law School of the University of Valencia, having previously served as a Professor at Singapore Management University and as a Research Fellow with the European Union Institute for Security Studies of the (EUISS) in Paris.

Mirko Sossai is Associate Professor of International Law at the Law Department of the Roma Tre University, Italy, where he also teaches Law of International Organizations.

 

Moderator

Thomas Biersteker, Gasteyger Professor Honoraire at the Geneva Graduate Institute

 

This event is co-sponsored by the Multidisciplinary International Network on Sanctions (MINOS)

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