Summary

The present report reviews key developments regarding unilateral sanctions applied to certain countries and addresses certain aspects of the issue of extraterritoriality in relation to unilateral sanctions. The report analyses some legal issues related to the practice of “extraterritorial sanctions”, as well as of the concept of “extraterritorial obligations” of States in relation to sanctions. The report is to be read in conjunction with the report of the Special Rapporteur to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-sixth session (A/HRC/36/44), which focuses on the issues of remedies and redress for victims of unilateral coercive measures.