The United Nations Security Council can implement sanctions on political leaders or economic individuals.

Who is responsible for imposing sanctions?

The Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") of the US Department of the Treasury administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions based on US foreign policy and national security goals against targeted foreign countries and regimes, terrorists, international narcotics traffickers, those engaged in activities ...

Can UN enforce sanctions?

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) can impose sanctions in response to a threat to international peace and security. ... While we don't have standalone legislation to impose our own sanctions independently of the UNSC, we can impose other measures such as travel bans on people entering our country.