Sanctions regimes, failure to take rights into account when designing

Type of entry: Potential Violation

...rights must be taken fully into account when designing an appropriate sanctions regime. ESCR/GC 8(12)

Broader Terms:

Standard of living, adequate
Food, adequate
Food, availability of
Trade
Trade restrictions

Related Terms:

Education, right to
Food, adequate
Health, physical and mental

Other Related Terms (keywords):

Boycotts
Divestiture
Embargoes

See ESC right:

Food, adequate

Relevant ICESCR Articles:

11(2)(b): The States Parties to the present Covenant, recognizing the fundamental right of everyone to be free from hunger, shall take, individually and through international co-operation, the measures, including specific programmes, which are needed:

(b) Taking into account the problems of both food-importing and food-exporting countries, to ensure an equitable distribution of world food supplies in relation to need.