Chinese and Japanese Perspectives on UN Sanctions

This chapter analyzes how the methodological transition of the UN Security Council's sanctions regimes has necessitated, as well as justified, greater changes in domestic law. This chapter examines the cases of two East Asian countries, the People's of Republic of China (PRC) and Japan. The combined efforts to depict the two countries' political and legal positions highlight the relevance of domestic political and legal contexts in ensuring the implementation of the UN Security Council's international sanctions