Economic sanctions are increasingly important instruments of regulatory and foreign policy. This book provides a detailed study of the post-9/11 financial sanctions programmes in the US and Europe, examining the key regulatory and legal issues that confront businesses and related liability issues for third parties and individuals. KERN ALEXANDER has written extensively on international economic regulation and policy. He is Director of Research in International Financial Regulation, the Centre for Financial Analysis and Policy, The Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK, and the Rechtswissenschaftliches Institut, University of Zürich, Switzerland. He has also held faculty appointments at the School of Law, Queen Mary College, University of London, UK.