Abstract
The imposition of economic sanctions is a strategy that many countries and organizations opt to adopt in a delicate situation. However, there are certain sanctions whose consequences might fall into oblivion as they do not affect the entire world directly. Not everyone is aware of the physical and psychological effects the imposition of such economic sanctions could have on the citizens of a country, not only at the time the sanctions are imposed but also afterwards. In this context, the object of study of this paper is based on the humanitarian costs derived from the economic sanctions imposed to Iraq due to the invasion of Kuwait in 1991. As a result, the case study will focus on the impact these sanctions had on the Iraqi population and how their life conditions were like since 1990. The main interest in analysing this topic lies in the lack of concern people normally have about the humanitarian consequences of economic sanctions. The vast majority of studies deal with the effectiveness of the sanctions, leaving aside the suffering of the target population. Together with that, the decision of choosing Iraq as the target country was mainly because Iraqi people suffered the effects of the economic sanctions in a heavier way than any other country, as they were imposed right after the war between Iran and Iraq, in the Post-War period.