The relationship between economic sanctions and respect for economic, social and cultural rights 1997, para. 12
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First, these rights must be taken fully into account when designing an appropriate sanctions regime. Without endorsing any particular measures in this regard, the Committee notes proposals such as those calling for the creation of a United Nations mechanism for anticipating and tracking sanctions impacts, the elaboration of a more transparent set of agreed principles and procedures based on respect for human rights, the identification of a wider range of exempt goods and services, the authorization of agreed technical agencies to determine necessary exemptions, the creation of a better resourced set of sanctions committees, more precise targeting of the vulnerabilities of those whose behaviour the international community wishes to change, and the introduction of greater overall flexibility.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Committee on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights
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General Comment / Recommendation
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N.A.
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Governance & Rule of Law
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Year
1997
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Other
Reference
CESCR General Comment No. 8, The relationship between economic sanctions and respect for economic, social and cultural rights (1997), para. 12.