United Nations Sanctions and the Rule of Law

Jeremy Matam Farrall is a Research Fellow at the Centre for International Governance and Justice, Australian National University.

• Part I. Setting the Scene: 1. Introducing UN sanctions; 2. Towards a pragmatic rule of law model for UN sanctions; Part II. The Evolution of the UN Sanctions Framework: 3. From Aegina to Abyssinia - a prehistory of UN sanctions; 4. Sanctions under the UN charter; Part III. UN Sanctions in Practice: 5. Establishing the legal basis for sanctions - identifying threats and invoking Chapter VII; 6. Delineating the scope of sanctions and identifying targets; 7. Fine-tuning sanctions: setting objectives, applying time-limits and minimising negative consequences; 8. Delegating responsibility for sanctions administration and monitoring; Part IV. Strengthening the Rule of Law: 9. Rule of law weaknesses in the UN sanctions system; 10. Strengthening the rule of law performance of the UN sanctions system; 11. Concluding remarks; Appendix 1. Summary of policy recommendations; Appendix 2. Summaries of UN sanctions regimes; Appendix 3. Tables.

'… pathbreaking book … comprehensively researched … well written … easy to read … very logical structure … every member and aspiring member of the Security Council should have a copy of this book.' Justice Kirby, High Court of Australia