Sanctions: Tools of War or Tools of Law?

Описание: Are international sanctions truly legal — or are they instruments of geopolitical power?

In this video, I analyze the legal anatomy of international sanctions and challenge the widespread assumption that sanctions are automatically expressions of international law.

From John Austin’s skepticism about international law, to Hans Morgenthau’s realism, and all the way to the modern framework of the UN Charter, I examine:

• What a legal sanction actually is in public international law
• The difference between retorsion, countermeasures, and unlawful coercion
• Why many so-called “sanctions” are political tools wrapped in legal language
• How the dominance of the US dollar underpins modern economic sanctions
• Whether unilateral sanctions violate Article 2(4) of the UN Charter
• The role of the International Law Commission’s Articles on State Responsibility
• How legal interpretation becomes a strategic weapon in global politics

Sanctions are often presented as moral responses to violations of international norms. But are they really reactions of the legal order — or expressions of financial and geopolitical dominance?

This is not a political commentary. It is a juridical meditation on the relationship between law, power, and global order.

If you are interested in:
International Law
Geopolitics
State Responsibility
UN Security Council practice
Economic sanctions
Global governance
Power politics and legal theory

— this analysis is for you.

📖 Based on the article published in Market for Ideas:
“Disciplining Disorder: A Juridical Meditation on Sanctions and Order in International Law” (https://www.themarketforideas.com/dis...)

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