Economic Sanctions – ETO Consortium

Webinar – Illegal Occupation, Genocide, and Business: Reflections on the Case of Palestine (Part II)

This follow-up webinar (see here information on the first part), held on 28 July, tackled the role of businesses in sustaining grave illegalities committed by the state of Israel, the risk posed to corporations engaging in the Israeli war economy, legal and ethical obligations of corporations operating in Israel, pathways toward accountability, sanctions, and divestment, […]

Webinar – Economic Responsibility of Third-Party States Arising from the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Palestine

January 22, 2025

The ETO Consortium co-sponsored, on 21 January 2025, a webinar with the Independent Commission for Human Rights and Law for Palestine on the topic “Economic Responsibility of Third-Party States Arising from the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Palestine”. The ICJ Advisory Opinion and recent UNGA Resolution A/RES/ES-10/24 highlight the legal obligations of states to act against […]

Unilateral sanctions impede the right to health abroad (UN Special Procedures)

February 15, 2023

On 14 February 2023, the UN Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights and the UN Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity pointed out the adverse impacts of the United States’ sanctions against Iran on the right to health of patients, in Iran, […]