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Abstract
‘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.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contents | vii | ||
| List of Tables and Figures | ix | ||
| Acknowledgements | x | ||
| Preface | xi | ||
| Introduction | 1 | ||
| 1. In History | 7 | ||
| The Sanctions Spectrum | 8 | ||
| The Historical Frame | 11 | ||
| The Megarian Decree | 13 | ||
| The Siege | 16 | ||
| Early Nineteenth Century | 20 | ||
| The American Civil War | 23 | ||
| Paris and the Commune | 27 | ||
| The First World War | 30 | ||
| Attitudes | 37 | ||
| 2. From League to United Nations | 42 | ||
| The League of Nations | 43 | ||
| Origins | 43 | ||
| The Sanctions Option | 49 | ||
| The Sanctions Failure | 52 | ||
| The United Nations | 62 | ||
| Origins | 62 | ||
| The Sanctions Option | 65 | ||
| The Berlin Blockade (1948-9) | 71 | ||
| The Korea Question (1945-53) | 72 | ||
| South Africa and Apartheid (1948-94) | 75 | ||
| Portugal and Colonialism (1960-74) | 81 | ||
| Rhodesia and UDI (1962-79) | 84 | ||
| Libya and Lockerbie (1991) | 88 | ||
| Yugoslavia - Balkanisation (1991) | 98 | ||
| Haiti and 'Democracy' (1990-4) | 105 | ||
| Other Cases | 109 | ||
| 3. The US Role | 115 | ||
| The Superpower Perquisite | 115 | ||
| The Sanctions Options | 117 | ||
| The Sanctions Ubiquity | 120 | ||
| Cuba | 124 | ||
| The Birth of Sanctions | 124 | ||
| The Cuban Democracy Act ( 1992) | 128 | ||
| The Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity ( Libertad) Act ( 1996) | 131 | ||
| Genocide I | 138 | ||
| North Korea | 140 | ||
| Vietnam | 144 | ||
| Libya, Iran and the D'Amato Act | 145 | ||
| India and Pakistan | 154 | ||
| Other Cases | 157 | ||
| 4. Law and Natural Justice | 162 | ||
| The Key Question | 162 | ||
| Are Food Embargoes Legitimate? | 163 | ||
| The Relevance of Coercion | 166 | ||
| The United States and Food Denial | 167 | ||
| 5 The Case of Iraq | 169 | ||
| Background | 169 | ||
| The Sanctions Regime | 170 | ||
| The Sanctions Impact | 173 | ||
| A New Holocaust | 178 | ||
| Notes | 181 | ||
| Introduction | 181 | ||
| Chapter 1 | 182 | ||
| Chapter 2 | 185 | ||
| Chapter 3 | 191 | ||
| Chapter 4 | 194 | ||
| Chapter 5 | 194 | ||
| Select Bibliography | 197 | ||
| Index | 199 | ||
| Abbasid caliphate 20 | 20 | ||
| Abyssinia | 54 |