Introduction Roberto Belloni, Thomas Biersteker, and Francesco Giumelli 1. Sanctions and Practices of Norm Contestation Phil Orchard and Antje Wiener 2. The Delegitimation of International Sanctions Stefano Palestini 3. Sanctions and International Order. Contestation in UNGA Debates 1946-2023 Elin Hellquist 4. Contesting Unilateral Sanctions through International Law Alexandra Hofer 5. Blowing Hot against Sanctions: How African Leaders Seek to Redefine International Politics John Agbonifo 6. Investigating the Grounds for Iran's Narrative Contestation of International Sanctions Fariba Alikarami and Nasser Hadian Jazy 7.

Unilateral Sanctions: China's Contestations and (De)legitimation Orientations Wenjie Yu 8. BRICS Stand on Sanctions: An Evident Contestation Rishika Chauhan 9. Contesting Sanctions: Mexican Foreign Policy in American Shadow Maria-Cristina Rosas 10. Russia under Sanctions: The Case of a "Complex Contestation" Intigam Mamedov and Piotr Dutkiewicz 11. Serbia and the Contestation of Sanctions Against Russia Roberto Belloni and Jasmin Ramovic 12. Why are ASEAN States not Sanctioning Russia? Sovereignty, Dependence or Vulnerability? Matteo Dian Conclusions: Global Perspectives on Sanctions: "Norm Contestation and its Impact on International Politics Roberto Belloni, Thomas Biersteker, and Francesco Giumelli.