Resisting Sanctions: National and Regional Anti-Sanctions Mechanisms

Student: Zhilov Temirlan

Educational Programme: Law of International Trade and Dispute Resolution (Master)

Year of Graduation: 2024

This thesis presents a critical overview of the experience of Russia, the European Union, China and Iran in adapting to externally applied economic sanctions (coercive measures) from foreign states. It consists in developing a set of measures to minimise the negative consequences for the economies of sanctioned jurisdictions. The review's principal findings include a recommendation that the national anti-sanctions mechanism should be developed in conjunction with the regional mechanism to enhance the efficiency of anti-sanctions measures; sanctions be evaluated together with other measures employed by the sanctioning states. The author also advocates the establishment of an internationally recognized classification system for sanctions, which would distinguish between cases of egregious abuse and legitimate coercive actions.

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