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have unilaterally punished 1998 UN Resolution 44/215; 2. Hiring Lobbyists.
a fellow UN member state the HRC resolutions 27/21
through aggression and the of 2014, and 2017 resolution They can also seek lobbyists
extraterritorial imposition of 34/13. to lobby Congress members
U.S. law on a sovereign state, by conscientizing them on the
without following due process Potential Solutions. geopolitical considerations
and the UN Charter Dispute that are driving South Africa’s
Resolution mechanisms. The South African decisions and actions, so that
government has a number these Congress members will
Additionally, these economic of solutions to address these not vote for the enactment of
measures, which are being illegalities: the act, but instead they may
implemented for political push for more concessions
reasons, will also go against 1. Hiring Consultants To from the U.S. government to
free-trade and non-trade Manage Relationship. South Africa.
restriction objectives of
GATT, the World Bank and Firstly, even before the U.S. Nevertheless, if the South
other international treaties. government has enacted the African government is
U.S. South Africa Relations unsuccessful in stopping the
Furthermore, unilateral Review Act, South Africa enactment of the act and the
coercive measures or can solicit the services U.S. government declares
sanctions on South Africa of a number of American South Africa a threat to its
would handicap the consultants who have worked national security, which leads
government’s ability to in the U.S. system, to assist to the imposition of IEEPA;
deliver services to its citizens, them in getting meetings with then the South African
and as such, the measures members of the Department government would need to
would constitute collective of State, Justice, Home deal with these unilateral and
punishment of civilians by Affairs, USAID, and other illegal economic coercive
depriving them of basic agencies dealing with South measures by:
services, which can be Africa and Congress, for them
classified as a crime against to give the South African 3. Undertaking A Publicity
humanity by persecution of perspective, to avert the Campaign.
civilians. passing of the act and the end
to the two nations’ cordial The South African
The imposition of such relationship. government and business
sanctions contravenes the community can also undertake
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