(11 October 2024) In The Impact of Unilateral Sanctions in Latin America, a livestream discussion hosted by the American Society of International Law and Human Rights Interest Groups, AHSR team member George A. Lopez joins other panelists for a conversation about finding a new way forward from the use of unilateral coercive sanctions in Latin […]
The Impact of Unilateral Sanctions in Latin America: Panel discussion hosted by American Society of International Law (ASIL)
A Model Humanitarian Checklist for Sanctions Units
The Model Humanitarian Checklist for Sanctions Units was created for governments and intergovernmental bodies to use as guidance prior to imposing sanctions and during periodic reviews after their imposition. Funded by the Government of Canada, it is designed to assist sanctions’ imposers to identify and, in turn, mitigate unintended humanitarian consequences. It aims to be […]
Kamala Harris’ North Korea Strategy: Can Bold Moves Break the Stalemate with Kim Jong-un?
Published on September 19, 2024 in The National Interest, George A. Lopez, professor and member of the United Nations Panel of Experts (1894) on North Korea for 2010-11 and 2022-23, outlines three major actions potential President Kamala Harris should take to compel Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) leader, Kim Jong-un, to engage in sustained […]
Toward a Global Sanctions Compact for Long-Overdue Reform
In this recently-published article in Just Security, AHSR team members George A. Lopez, Alistair Millar, and Erica Moret share their model sanctions checklist and code of conduct that the team developed as part of a sanctions reform effort to improve efficacy and minimize humanitarian harm. Click here to read the full article.
Working Bibliography: Scholarship, Think-Tank, United Nations, and NGO Reports on the Humanitarian and Human Rights Impacts of Economic Sanctions (2019-2024)
This bibliography is provided as a resource for scholars, policymakers, and journalists and it will be updated periodically. We encourage specialists and users to alert us to new thematically appropriate material that should appear in updates of this bibliography. The bibliography was authored by Beatrix Geaghan-Breiner until June 2022 and thereafter by Audrey Thill with […]