A peaceful, silent, deadly remedy: the ethics of economic sanctions

Article Abstract:

Ethical issues and justifications for economic sanctions are discussed in relation to just war doctrine, Kantian ethics, and utilitarianism. Topics include the principle of discrimination in just war doctrine, a Kantian interpretation of the suffering of innocents as a means of persuasion, utilitarian justifications based on political efficacy, and alternative goals of economic sanctions.

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Reply to George A. Lopez's "More ethical than not."(article on economic sanctions in this issue, p. 143)

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Ethical objections to economic sanctions are discussed in reply to a response by George A. Lopez. Topics include the distinction between general economic sanctions and 'smart sanctions,' response of those affected by sanctions, the moral agency of the 'despicable leaders,' and the importance of regarding sanctions as a form of violence.

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More ethical than not: sanctions as surgical tools; response to "A peaceful, silent, deadly remedy."(article on economic sanctions by Joy Gordon in this issue, p. 123)

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Joy Gordon's analysis of the ethics of economic sanctions is discussed. Topics include cases of economic sanctions in the 1990s, the relationship between means and ends, compliance of the targets, and the moral responsibility for harms resulting from sanctions.

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