Let's also remember that US sanctions law is evil, designed by the same sorts of people who thought waterboarding, extraordinary rendition and Espionage Acts are good ideas. Oh and they're also the same people who banned encryption back in the day.

All that is to say that: have lower expectations when it comes to achieving good outcomes via the legal system when it comes down to US imperialism. The regular old fashioned justice system in contrast at least pays lip service to human rights.