Three Views on Violence, Sanctions and Ethics: A Law & Economics Analysis of Gordon, Lopez and Bastiat
2014; RELX Group (Netherlands); Linguagem: Inglês
10.2139/ssrn.2435975
ISSN1556-5068
Autores Tópico(s)Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems
ResumoThis article addresses the question of whether sanctions constitute violence in the broad sense of that term, and whether, and under what conditions, sanctions can be justified. The sanctions imposed against Iraq and Cuba are discussed as case studies and several ethical theories are applied to determine whether sanctions can be justified on ethical grounds. The views of Joy Gordon, George A. Lopez and Frederic Bastiat are examined as representative of three approaches that can be taken. The conclusion is that the imposition of sanctions constitutes unethical conduct regardless of which set of ethical principles are applied. A bibliography with links to other Bastiat studies is also included.
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