UNILATERAL COERCIVE MEASURES AND THEIR IMPACT ON HUMAN RIGHTS

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10459624 Abstract This descriptive and analytical study discussed the coercive measures of some states and their impact on human rights. The problem is; In the methods of powerful countries to impose their influence in their relations with other countries using force, under the pretext of resolving international disputes, applying the principle of peacefulness, when they were certain that the means stipulated internationally; It will not lead to any results. Therefore, the study aimed to: discuss the legal procedures and the legal basis of legitimacy on which the imposing state relies. Distinction between similar terms imposed within the United Nations. Research into the effects of these measures and their repercussions on the state and their impact on human rights. By adopting the descriptive analytical approach, the study reached the following results: These coercive measures directly violate the Charter of the United Nations. These measures lack legitimacy because they were not issued with UN approval and are therefore considered a violation of the state’s sovereignty and interference in its internal affairs. The concept of coercive measures overlaps and mixes with other concepts. Therefore, it must be noted that there is an international agreement to present the concept of unilateral coercive measures in order to understand their seriousness and effects. Because these measures have a devastating impact on basic human rights, and on the economic, social and cultural reality of the countries on which sanctions are imposed.