Abstract
Currently, the range of unilateral coercive measures used by states without the sanction of the UN Security Council is significantly expanding, affecting the rights of a significant number of persons. People suffering from rare, serious and chronic diseases are the most vulnerable in this regard. In this article, the author examines the humanitarian impact of unilateral sanctions on the right to the highest attainable standard of health, on the rights of persons suffering from serious illnesses, assesses the effectiveness of humanitarian exemptions from sanctions regimes, identifies legal problems of the possibility of protecting the rights of such categories of persons, offers recommendations for improving mechanisms protection.
At present, the range of unilateral coercive measures applied by states without the sanction of the UN Security Council is significantly expanding, affecting the rights of a significant number of people. Individuals suffering from the rare, serious or chronic diseases are the most vulnerable in this respect. In this article the author examines the humanitarian impact of unilateral sanctions on the right to the highest attainable standard of health, on the rights of persons suffering from serious diseases, evaluates the effectiveness of humanitarian exemptions from sanctions regimes, identifies legal problems of the possibility of protecting the rights of such categories of persons, offers recommendations for improving protection mechanism.