EXPULSION OR FORCED WITHDRAWAL FROM AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION.

Several contemporary international incidents suggest that the threat of expulsion from an international organization is believed to be an effective means of ensuring compliance with international obligations. Professor Sohn argues that the effectiveness of this sanction can be judged only in light of its history. After an exhaustive review of expulsion Practices in the League of Nations, the United Nations, and various other international agencies, Professor Sohn concludes that outright expulsion is unlikely to achieve any useful long-range purpose. Professor Sohn goes on to suggest other, more promising techniques which may increase the likelihood of a nation's compliance with a particular obligation without necessitating the severance of oil relations with the relevant international organization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]