Sanctions targeting civilian populations are morally distinct from regime-targeted measures

Evidence

Sanctions that deny civilian populations basic food and medicine are clearly immoral. If you are going to sanction Iraq, then sanction the regime and not the people. Freeze overseas bank accounts of the leaders. Ban their travel outside their country. Outlaw military procurements. — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 1206

Categorization

• SEED: Could pair with the next paragraph’s claim that even well-targeted sanctions fail — an essay on the moral versus practical failure of sanctions.
• XREF: connects to: Sanctions designed for worst-case agents alienate the majority who comply voluntarily — Philip Pettit, Republicanism: A Theory of Freedom and…, 1279; Permanent-exclusion licensing sanctions are so powerful they are rarely invoked, weakening their deterrent value — Henry M. Hart, Jr. and Albert M. Sacks, The Legal Process: Basic Problems in…, 1099