LA IMPOSICIÓN DE MEDIDAS UNILATERALES EN INTERÉS DE LA COMUNIDAD EN SU CONJUNTO Y LA RESPONSABILIDAD INTERNACIONAL DE LOS ESTADOS. TEORÍA Y PRÁCTICA

Abstract

The exponential increase in unilateral measures adopted by certain States or Groups of States inevitably leads to the consideration of their legality, in particular when the measures are adopted to defend an interest that is considered to be of the entire international community and not specifically of who imposes the sanction, as is the case of the defense of human rights, the rule of law or the democratic regime of government. This is further aggravated because, as a general rule, Public International Law is very restrictive in terms of the application of unilateral measures by the States and instead promotes a whole multilateral response system for these infractions. This article will consider this situation in the light of the existing rules on international responsibility and will also refer to real cases to illustrate the legitimacy of these measures.