ABSTRACT
Reference has been made to the futile means adopted before 1914 in the vain hope of obtaining security. There are two elements in security, the subjective and the objective, feeling safe and being safe in fact. Possible sanctions, in the international sphere, fall into two main groups, military and economic. Military sanctions cover all action by armed forces, whether by land, sea or air. Economic sanctions cover a variety of forms, which will require further examination. Suspicion of military sanctions, and of the whole idea of a “League war” in which they would be employed, is not at all unnatural. Economic sanctions against an aggressor may be distinguished as negative and positive. The report on legislation concerning economic sanctions is a somewhat disappointing document. The report on the legal aspects of the enforcement of economic sanctions in time of peace emphasises the possibility referred to that economic pressure applied to a Covenant-breaking State may lead to war.
