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Related to this is the issue of imposing sanctions. On the face of it it seems odd that South Africa is both pursuing a case of genocide against Israel while a
by tmnvix 2y ago
Related to this is the issue of imposing sanctions.
On the face of it it seems odd that South Africa is both pursuing a case of genocide against Israel while also supplying Israel with most of their coal.
What many people seem to be unaware of is that countries are not free to unilaterally impose sanctions. Yes, the US does this regularly and essentially with impunity, but, to quote Wikipedia:
> According to Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, only the UN Security Council has a mandate by the international community to apply sanctions (Article 41) that must be complied with by all UN member states (Article 2,2).
- aguaviva 2y agoIt seems you're misreading that quote. It doesn't say member countries aren't free to impose unilateral sanctions. Only that they have no power to compell other member countries to go along with them, unless they go through the Security Council.