How Shall China Impose Unilateral Economic Sanctions?

Unilateral sanctions can be viewed either as a transitional method of international dispute settlement,also a type of self-remedy.For economic sanctions senders,unilateral economic sanctions are more controllable compared with multilateral economic sanctions.China's experience on unilateral economic sanctions is relatively deficient.Should we impose more unilateral economic sanctions in the face of endless international disputes? How to carry out unilateral economic sanctions within the framework of international law as well as to strive for the interests of our country?This article adopts the method of empirical research by case analysis.Unilateral sanctions must be conducted within the range of international law.Especially,the proportion principle should be the guideline of unilateral economic sanctions.Because the conformity to the proportion principle is the prime precondition of unilateral economic sanctions' legitimacy.Besides,other international law rules and principles should be obeyed.Proportion principle runs through the legislative,judicial,and executive procedures of economic sanctions.The main influence factors of unilateral economic sanctions' utility discussed in the essay are economic strength contrast of the sender and the target,the relationship of the two sides and the implementation progress of sanctions etc.With regard to the economic sanctions legislation,first of all,the target should be the party of international dispute.Secondly,we shall choose targeting economic sanctions,instead of comprehensive economic sanctions.Thirdly,financial sanctions come first,trade and other types of sanctions are complementary.Finally,the violators of the ban should be punished in accordance with the law.The economic sanctions committee is supposed to establish to role as the decision-making department and make timely adjustment to sanction scheme.Moreover,relevant enforcement organs shall timely feedback the implementation situation of the economic sanctions to the committee.Furthermore,the judiciary should provide relief for the victims of illegal economic sanctions.