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An Ethical Assessment Of The Use Of Economic Sanctions As A Tool Of Foreign Policy

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  • Charles A. Rarick
  • Martine Duchatelet

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This paper is the third in a series of articles that examines the shortcomings of economic sanctions. Drawing on Mill's utilitarianism, Kant's categorical imperative and Rawls's theory of justice, the conceptual frameworks of consequentialism, deontology and contractualism are used to demonstrate the unethical nature of this increasingly popular instrument of foreign policy.

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  • Charles A. Rarick & Martine Duchatelet, 2008. "An Ethical Assessment Of The Use Of Economic Sanctions As A Tool Of Foreign Policy," Economic Affairs, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 28(2), pages 48-52, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ecaffa:v:28:y:2008:i:2:p:48-52
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0270.2008.00823.x
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