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Les sanctions non-militaires de l'article 41 de la charte de l'o. N. U. : approche theorique au pouvoir de sanction du conseil de securite a la lumiere de la pratique recente

Defense date:

Jan. 1, 1996

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Reims

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Abstract EN:

The economic and politic enforcement actions stipulated by article 41 of the u. N. Charter may be interpreted in a twofold manner. They may have either the character of sanction or the character of political measures. The first interpretation, that is these measures are sanctions, will be correct provided that they fulfil two conditions : they must be expressly directed, firstly against a specific violation of an international obligation stipulated by the charter, and then against the state which is responsible. In the recent applications, the enforcement measures which have been applied in the gulf crisis against iraq and in the former yugoslavia against the federation serbe have the character of sanction.

Abstract FR:

Les mesures coercitives non-militaires prevues a l'article 41 de la charte des nations unies peuvent revetir a la fois le caractere de mesures de police et de sanction. Pour remplir le role de sanction, deux conditions prealables s'imposent : d'abord, leur application doit etre justifiee par la commission d'un acte illicite; ensuite, elles doivent etre dirigees contre l'etat qui est tenu responsable de cet acte illicite. Dans la pratique recente, les mesures coercitives appliquees dans la crise du golfe contre l'irak et dans la situation relative a l'ex-yougoslavie contre la nouvelle federation serbe presentent notamment les caracteristiques de sanction.