Sanctioned States: Law, Politics, and Practice of International Sanctions

5 credits

Studies the humanitarian consequences of sanctions, the manipulation of humanitarian exemptions by authoritarian leaders, and the methods of "sanctions-busting" employed by economic profiteers as well as humanitarians. Analyzes the role that sanctions play in shaping international politics and bringing "rogue" states to heel. Recommended: either LSJ 200 and LSJ 321/ANTH 323, or coursework in human rights at the level of POL S 368/LSJ 320.