title: Trade Sanctions against Russia and their WTO Consistency: Focusing on Justification under National Security Exceptions
abstract: Abstract In the wake of Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, around 40 countries/economies, including G7 members, responded to impose a wide range of economic, including trade-related, sanctions on Russia. The question immediately arises as to whether such sanctions violate the WTO agreements or are justified under the relevant national security exceptions. After introducing the material facts of the economic sanctions against Russia as well as the development of WTO jurisprudence on national secu
journal: International Community Law Review