Justifying russian sanctions: quantitative restrictions on trade and security exceptions in wto law

Abstract

The article analyses the Russian Federation embargo on food products’ import produced in the EU. The author concludes that the Russian ban on food is a quantitative measure prohibited under Article XI of the GATT. The author expresses doubts about the validity of the measures taken for safety reasons in accordance with Article XXI. Finally, it is argued that the validity of measures with purposes of security under Article XXI’s is unlikely to be successful.