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.