In July 2004 Kaufman wrote an article in The Guardian newspaper, entitled The case for sanctions against Israel: What worked with apartheid can bring peace to the Middle East, in which he proposed economic sanctions against Israel.

Von Sponeck, speaking in University of California, Berkeley in late 2001, decried the proposed " Smart Sanctions ", stating, " What is proposed at this point in fact amounts to a tightening of the rope around the neck of the average Iraqi citizen "; claimed that the sanctions were causing the death of 150 Iraqi children per day ; and accused the US and Britain of arrogance toward Iraq, such as refusing to let it pay its UN and OPEC dues and blocking Iraqi attempts at negotiation.

In the Council of the League, only the Soviet Union proposed sanctions against Germany.

Instead of " absolute " neutrality, he suggested a " differential " neutrality, which could include carrying out economic sanctions proposed by the League of Nations.

It fills significant gaps in the Commission ’ s current powers, the Act also provides a new range of flexible civil sanctions, both financial and non-financial are currently proposed to extend to regulated donees as well as political parties.

However, the Ombudsman office described in the recommendations was not to have the power to impose sanctions, it was proposed to “ provide advisory, fact-finding and reporting functions ”.

One of her first initiatives as a EU commissioner was to propose a directive proposing stronger sanctions against sexual abuse of children, where one of the proposed actions was to oblige the EU Member States to block access to child pornography on the Internet.

Among primitive peoples the sanctions and dictates of religion were more binding than any of the other controls exercised by the group ; ;

Acknowledging the lack of progress in relation to bilateral relations and the internal situation following the position adopted in 1997, the EU adopted a step-by-step approach in 1999, whereby sanctions would be gradually lifted upon fulfillment of the four benchmarks set by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

The 1993 embargo placed on Burundi by regional states hurt diplomatic relations with its neighbors ; relations have improved since the 1999 suspension of these sanctions.

The ICJ judgment was backed up by the United Nations, whose charter potentially allowed sanctions or even the use of force to enforce the court's ruling.

Soon after Fidel Castro declared Cuba a socialist state, Costa Rican President Mario Echandi ended diplomatic relations on 10 September 1961 with the island through Executive Decree Number 2, in compliance with sanctions placed on Cuba by the Organization of American States.

Cuba consistently supported Iraq at the United Nations against sanctions and threats made by the United States.

The second was by former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who has rallied the world community to support UN sanctions against Zimbabwe, denouncing the regime's leaders as a " criminal cabal ".

During the 1980s, CHOGMs were dominated by calls for the Commonwealth to impose sanctions on South Africa to pressure the country to end apartheid.

Because such a defense or claim wastes the court's and the other parties ' time, resources and legal fees, sanctions may be imposed by a court upon the party or the lawyer who presents the frivolous defense or claim.

However, this power can be lost under certain circumstances: some Countries have been forced to disarm by other Countries, upon losing a war, or by having arms embargos or sanctions placed on them.

Likewise, nations that violate international arms control agreements, even if claiming to be acting within the scope of their national sovereignty, may find themselves with a range of penalties or sanctions regarding firearms placed on them by other nations.

The sanctions were vetoed by Russia and China.

On 6 August 1990, after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, the U. N. Security Council adopted Resolution 661 which imposed economic sanctions on Iraq, providing for a full trade embargo, excluding medical supplies, food and other items of humanitarian necessity, these to be determined by the Security Council sanctions committee.

After the end of the Gulf War and after the Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait, the sanctions were linked to removal of weapons of mass destruction by Resolution 687.

During the latter part of the 1990s the UN considered relaxing the sanctions imposed because of the hardships suffered by ordinary Iraqis.

As the country struggled to rebuild after three wars and a decade of sanctions, it was plagued by violence between a growing Iraqi insurgency and occupation forces.

Iraq's seizure of Kuwait in August 1990, subsequent international economic sanctions, and damage from military action by an international coalition beginning in January 1991, drastically reduced economic activity.

Before 2003, diversification was hindered by limitations on privatization and the effects of the international sanctions of the 1990s.

Since a productive period in the 1970s, the mining industry has been hampered by the Iran – Iraq War ( 1980 – 88 ), the sanctions of the 1990s, and the economic collapse of 2003.

The Assembly also declared, by its adoption of resolution 377 A, that it could call for other collective measures — such as economic and diplomatic sanctions — in situations constituting the milder " threat to the Peace ".

" was that law is " commands, backed by threat of sanctions, from a sovereign, to whom people have a habit of obedience ".

Continued Libyan defiance led to further sanctions by the UN against Libya in November 1993.

According to the Covenant, the League should have responded by enacting economic sanctions or declaring war ; it did neither.

Since 1998, Angola has successfully worked with the United Nations Security Council to impose and carry out sanctions on UNITA.

* 2004 – The United States lifts economic sanctions imposed on Libya 18 years previously, as a reward for its cooperation in eliminating weapons of mass destruction.

The United States-along with the European Union-has restricted the travel of President Alexander Lukashenko and members of his inner circle, as well as imposing economic sanctions.

At the United Nations, Brazil continues to oppose sanctions and foreign military intervention, while seeking to garner support for a permanent seat at the Security Council.

United Nations sanctions against Yugoslavia and Iraq ( 1990 – 2003 ), two of the country's most significant trading partners, took a heavy toll on the Bulgarian economy.

Immediately after the election, the United States expressed its disapproval and raised a number of economic sanctions against Chile.

The division between the United Kingdom during the government of Margaret Thatcher which resisted the call for sanctions and African Commonwealth countries was intense at times and led to speculation that the organization might collapse.

In the United States, violations of environmental laws are generally civil offenses, resulting in monetary penalties and, perhaps, civil sanctions such as injunction.

In response to the coup, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 841 imposing international sanctions and an arms embargo on Haiti.

Following the coup, the United States adopted mandatory sanctions, and the OAS instituted voluntary sanctions aimed at restoring constitutional government.

International sanctions culminated in the May 1994 United Nations embargo of all goods entering Haiti except humanitarian supplies, such as food and medicine.

On July 11, the United Nations Security Council considered imposing sanctions on the Zimbabwe.

The 2010 court case United States v. Banki dealt with the question of whether hawala transactions violated the current U. S. sanctions against trade with Iran.

The United States used its veto in the UN Security Council to block the proposal to lift the sanctions because of the continued failure of Iraq to verify disarmament.

In rare cases, the Security Council can adopt resolutions under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, related to " threats to Peace, Breaches of the Peace and Acts of Aggression ," which are legally binding under international law, and can be followed up with economic sanctions, military action, and similar uses of force through the auspices of the United Nations.

The United Nations imposed sanctions on Libya for these two acts ( with UN Security Council Resolutions 731, 748 and 883 ).

By 2004 George W. Bush had lifted the economic sanctions and official relations resumed with the United States.

The threat of economic sanctions would have been almost useless because the United States, a non – League member, could continue trade with Japan.

Ladas were sold as a budget ' no-frills ' vehicle in several Western nations during the 1970s and 1980s, including Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, though trade sanctions banned their export to the United States.

An absence of infrastructure, United Nations sanctions on its largest market Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and a Greek economic embargo hindered economic growth until 1996.