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The effectiveness of the Security Council has been criticized because there are no penalties for violating their resolutions (such as in [[Darfur]]).

The effectiveness of the Security Council has been criticized because there are no penalties for violating their resolutions (such as in [[Darfur]]).

==Economic sanctions==

==Sanctions==

Under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, the United Nations Security Council is the only legal body in the world authorized by [[international law]] to impose multilateral economic sanctions.<ref>[https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/sanctions/information UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL]. Sanctions. un.org</ref> This stands in marked contrast to the [[neo-liberal]] [[Rules Based Order]] [[foreign policy]] of the [[United States]], in which the [[US State Dept]] threatens and [[blackmail]]s third party countries with economic sanctions who do not go along with [[US]] unilateral sanction regimes against its targeted enemies

Under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, the United Nations Security Council is the only legal body in the world authorized by [[international law]] to impose multilateral economic sanctions.<ref>[https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/sanctions/information UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL]. Sanctions. un.org</ref> This stands in marked contrast to the [[neo-liberal]] [[Rules Based Order]] [[foreign policy]] of the [[United States]], in which the [[US State Dept]] threatens and [[blackmail]]s third party countries with economic sanctions who do not go along with [[US]] unilateral sanction regimes against its targeted enemies