EKONOMISKA SANKTIONER PÅ BEKOSTNAD AV MÄNSKLIGA RÄTTIGHETER? En kvantitativ studie om den regionala effekten av ekonomiska sanktioner på graden av mänskliga rättigheter i icke-sanktionerade länder
Abstract
Previous studies have shown that economic sanctions have adverse effects on the level of
human rights in sanctioned countries. The focus of research on the effects in sanctioned
countries has left the question of whether economic sanctions can have a regional effect on
human rights levels in countries not sanctioned in the same region. Therefore, this essay has
sought to investigate if economic sanctions aimed at an individual state have a regional effect
on the level of human rights in countries not sanctioned within the same region. A previous
study found that economic sanctions in Latin America positively affected the level of human
rights in non-sanctioned countries within the same region. This essay has examined whether
the same result can be found in a region with a different level of democracy. A multiple
regression analysis was conducted to investigate the effects of economic sanctions in Africa
on the level of human rights in non-sanctioned within the region.
The result shows that an increased presence of economic sanctions within Africa negatively
affects the levels of human rights in countries not sanctioned within the region. This result
contradicts previous research, which indicates that more research is needed to investigate the
regional effects of economic sanctions.
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Student essay
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Date
2024-07-01Author
Lööf, Josefine
Keywords
economic sanctions, human rights and democracy
Language
swe