International economic sanctions: improving the haphazard U.S. legal regime

Abstract

This Article does, however, occasionally consider the use of economic sanctions against expropriation of U.S. businesses abroad.This is because expropriation cases are often part of a larger political dispute between the United States and another country, as was the case with Chile under Salvador Allende.12. The frequent use of these sanctions by many countries constitutes persuasive evidence that no clear norm exists against them in customary international law.See, e.