THE ETHICS OF ECONOMIC SANCTIONS |
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| Authors: | Robert W McGee |
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| Institution: | Robert W. McGee is Professor in the Andreas School of Business, Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida, USA. |
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| Abstract: | This article examines economic sanctions from an ethical perspective. Utilitarian ethics and rights theory are applied to economic sanctions in general. Special attention is paid to the economic sanctions imposed against Iraq and Cuba. The conclusion is that economic sanctions are very difficult to justify on any grounds and have negative consequences. Sanctions should not be used as a tool of international relations. |
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