(a) To enforce all its resolutions on sanctions, including those imposing arms embargoes, and to bring their own domestic implementation into compliance with the Council's measures on sanctions

Provision of fair and protective procedures for hearing complaints and imposing appropriate sanctions on health care professionals guilty of sexual abuse of women patients.

One of the major reasons economic sanctions have fallen short in the past is that not all countries have complied. Indeed, significant differences of domestic opinion in the imposing country often undermine sanctions as well.

It was also observed that the Council, when imposing targeted sanctions, applies more innovative approaches to improve their design and implementation.

During the same period, the Security Council continued its recent practice of imposing targeted sanctions measures that help to minimize unintended economic problems for States.

Therefore, United Nations Security Council resolutions imposing sanctions are implemented through relevant European Union instruments, mostly through European Union common positions and Council regulations.

Such situations should be dealt with by means of cooperation with the Member State concerned, using all measures, including the provisions of Chapter VI and Chapter VIII of the Charter, not by imposing sanctions under Chapter VII.

Expressing surprise and concern over the adoption by the American Congress of the Bill on the Accountability of Syria, and the executive order signed by the US president on 11 5 2004 imposing unilateral sanctions, outside international legitimacy

It is therefore centrally important that the Security Council and the African Union have the possibility of imposing effective sanctions against any of those players who might act wilfully to deny the people of Côte d'Ivoire their right to peace, democracy and development.

In the same connection, the United Nations should, in my delegation's opinion, seriously consider imposing sanctions on all persons who are guilty of serious human rights violations, inciting hatred and violence, obstructing the peace process or violating the arms embargo throughout the country.

But the UN is not yet prepared to go beyond words. The resolution threatens that the Security Council will consider imposing sanctions against Sudanese leaders or against the country s important oil sector, but introduces no penalties at this time.

In the Republic of Lithuania, in accordance with the Law on the Implementation of Economic and Other Sanctions (22 April 2004, No. IX 2126), legal acts of the international organizations imposing restrictive measures are implemented by adopting Government resolutions and directly applicable regulations of the European Union.

In the Republic of Lithuania, in accordance with the Law on the Implementation of Economic and Other Sanctions (22 April 2004, No. IX 2126), legal acts of international organizations imposing restrictive measures are implemented by adopting government resolutions and directly applicable regulations of the European Union.

Normalization of relations with the US is key to liberalization in Cuba. After all, such changes are best served not by imposing stifling sanctions, or through military shock and awe tactics, as in Iraq, but by socioeconomic improvement and diplomatic engagement by external powers.

Nevertheless, his delegation was concerned that the practice of imposing sanctions continued without standards or criteria, and it believed that their effects on the weakest and most vulnerable groups in society had to be reduced, particularly as, in most cases, they were not justified.

That term should not be confused with the concepts of auto normative acts (imposing obligations on the author) and hetero normative acts (imposing obligations on other States).

Expressing astonishment and dismay at the adoption by the United States Congress of a statute entitled the Syria Accountability Act and the action by the President of the United States in signing, on 11 May 2004, an executive order imposing sanctions unilaterally, outside the framework of international legality,

Such sanctions may include monetary sanctions.

Monitoring of sanctions implementation by sanctions committees and monitoring mechanisms, in accordance with relevant Council resolutions, can increase the effectiveness of sanctions.

(b) Sanctions committees provide opportunities for third States affected by sanctions to brief them on the unintended impact of sanctions they are experiencing and on assistance needed by them to mitigate the negative impact of sanctions

(b) Sanctions committees provide opportunities for third States affected by sanctions to brief them on the unintended impact of sanctions they are experiencing and on assistance needed by them to mitigate the negative impact of sanctions

(b) Sanctions committees provide opportunities for third States affected by sanctions to brief them on the unintended impact of sanctions they are experiencing and on assistance needed by them to mitigate the negative impact of sanctions

Implementation of sanctions measures

Implementation of the sanctions

Strongly urges the States imposing unilateral economic sanctions, to commit themselves to their obligations and responsibilities under the international law, to repeal immediately all existing measures and to refrain from such practices, as they are inconsistent with the provisions of international law and objectives and principles of the UN Charter and WTO agreements.

Well, because then it tells me the truth, instead of me imposing the truth.

I can speak of sanctions regimes from personal experience, because my country suffered the side effects of sanctions for 13 years and continues to suffer the consequences of those sanctions.

As an example of the evolution of targeted sanctions, lists of individuals and entities drawn up by sanctions committees play an increasingly important role in achieving the objectives of targeted sanctions.

Sanctions

Sanctions

Sanctions

We should try to avoid imposing our own beliefs on others.

Well defined criteria for imposing, administering and lifting them were required.

There was no support for the option of imposing a levy on importers and exporters.

Basis of the sanctions regime

Those paragraphs of the resolution imposing mandatory obligations under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations incorporate concepts derived from that Convention, thereby imposing treaty obligations even on States that have not yet become parties to the Convention.

With regard to arms embargoes, we fully support recommendations 5 and 9 of the Secretary General's report to encourage Member States to enforce all Council resolutions on sanctions, including those imposing arms embargoes, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, and to adopt national legislation in that regard, including the use of end user certificates.

It's coming from the economists imposing their mechanistic thinking on the science.

Sanctions Blowback

To minimize the adverse effects of United Nations economic sanctions on innocent populations, to subject such sanctions regimes to regular reviews and to eliminate the adverse effects of sanctions on third parties.

For the West, the principle of not redrawing borders by force is a vital political concern indeed, it is a pillar of a civilized world order. But both the US and Europe have made it clear that Ukraine's sovereignty is not worth dying for, with the EU disinclined even to follow America's lead in imposing increasingly tough sanctions.

Ms. Lehto shared her experience on sanctions implementation in Finland and observed that in the light of the increased sophistication and complexity of sanctions regimes, the work of sanctions committees was not sufficiently transparent.

Economic sanctions alone are dubious against the world s most sanctioned country. And threatening more sanctions in the future raises the question of why those sanctions have not already been imposed.

(iii) Adequacy of sanctions (article 11)

The use of force and sanctions