RECOGNITION OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AS FORCE MAJEURE
The article considers the question of when international economic sanctions may be recognized as force majeure. The authors analyze the court practice on this issue. On the basis of this analysis, the authors identified the factors that the courts take into account when considering cases involving international economic sanctions. It has been revealed that such factors include: the time when obligations arise and the time when sanctions are imposed; evidence of a causal link between the imposition of sanctions and the failure to properly implement the obligation; adoption by the debtor of reasonable actions for prevention and elimination of negative consequences.