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Unilateral and Extraterritorial Sanctions Symposium: Unilateral and Extraterritorial Sanctions – Economic Operators and the Rise of the Business and Human Rights International Legal Framework
[Marco Fasciglione is a researcher of International Law at CNR.] Introduction According to a common belief existing among State officials and international law scholars, unilateral and extraterritorial economic sanctions would be a valuable alternative to armed conflicts. This is either because sanctions would, according to Reisman and Stevick (at 94), “reinforce public commitment to the norm that has been violated and generate a sense of civic virtue,...