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The current article is devoted to the impact of coercive measures both when applied by the UN Security Council and without its authorization (unilateral coercive measures) by states and regional organizations over the enjoyment of human rights. It assesses grounds, justifications and consequences of application of both comprehensive sanctions applied to states and targeted sanctions applied to specific individuals from the legal point of view. This activity often happens in the course of complex, long-term, extreme situations of human rights – that is intractable human rights crisis. States and international organizations feel free to take activity being in breach of international law under the slogan of the need to protect endangered human rights. The article analyses, what measures can be viewed as unilateral coercive measures, assesses the impact of comprehensive measures of the UN Security Council over Iraq’s general population, considers whether and under which conditions means of pressure can be applied over the states or specific individuals or legal entities legally or with reference to state’s consent or application of countermeasures. It is concluded that comprehensive sanctions may legally be taken by the UN Security Council, however their impact on the enjoyment of human rights is huge and negative. Means of pressure (both towards states and individuals) may only be applied by states if they are legal under international law or their illegality is otherwise excluded in accordance with international law. Any other means are prohibited under international law.

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