Rodiles, Alejandro --- "The design of UN sanctions through the interplay with informal arrangements" [2017] ELECD 1000; in van den Herik, Larissa (ed), "Research Handbook on UN Sanctions and International Law" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017) 177

Book Title: Research Handbook on UN Sanctions and International Law

Editor(s): van den Herik, Larissa

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781784713027

Section: Chapter 8

Section Title: The design of UN sanctions through the interplay with informal arrangements

Author(s): Rodiles, Alejandro

Number of pages: 17

Abstract/Description:

The design and evolution of UN sanctions is increasingly shaped by the interaction between UN sanctions committees and informal arrangements. Such interplays contribute to the formalization of UN sanctions by strengthening their implementation through re-design, as well by adding layers to the monitoring of compliance. Paradoxically however, this instance of formalization seems to be the product of a deformalization process of UN law, which raises questions in regard to legitimacy in international law-making. In addition, some of the landmark achievements in the field over the past years, especially in regard to fair and clear procedures, may be threatened by these interactions and the managerial approach which drives them. Keywords informal arrangements, inter-institutional relations, regime complexity, deformalization of UN law, counter-terrorism, counter-proliferation