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Targeted Sanctions
Explore research on the use of targeted sanctions as a tool to prevent mass atrocities.
External Resources
Selected informational resources on US government use of targeted sanctions:
Legislative authorities:
- International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 and a Congressional Research Service report (2020) about the Act
- Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act
- Example of country-specific sanctions legislation: Tom Lantos Block Burmese Jade (Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2008
US government offices that implement targeted sanctions:
- Office of Foreign Assets Control, US Department of Treasury (economic and trade sanctions)
- Bureau of Industry and Security, US Department of Commerce (export controls)
Targeted sanctions through the UN Security Council:
- See a UN website about Security Council sanctions
- Examples of Security Council targeted sanctions: