United States' Use of Economic Sanctions, Treaty Bending, and Treaty Breaking in International Aviation

Development summary

Gary E. Davidson addresses the United States’ use of economic sanctions and its approach to treaties in international aviation. The work focuses on state practice in the context of bending and breaking treaty obligations.

It brings together three related aspects of international aviation law: the use of economic sanctions, treaty bending and treaty breaking. The available evidence does not support a fuller account of the author’s method or conclusions.