Magnitsky Act
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The Magnitsky Act is a U.S. human rights law that authorizes targeted sanctions, including asset freezes and travel bans, against foreign individuals responsible for corruption and serious human rights abuses.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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human rights sanctions regime ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | foreign individuals ⓘ |
| authorizes |
asset freezes
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targeted sanctions ⓘ travel bans ⓘ |
| concerns |
serious human rights abuses
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significant acts of corruption ⓘ |
| consequence |
blocking of property within U.S. jurisdiction
ⓘ
ineligibility to enter the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| enforcedBy |
Office of Foreign Assets Control
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Department of State NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Department of the Treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
accountability for corruption
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accountability for human rights violations ⓘ |
| implementedThrough |
Treasury sanctions lists
ⓘ
executive orders ⓘ |
| inspired | Magnitsky-style laws in other countries ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor | designation of specific foreign individuals ⓘ |
| legalMechanism |
economic sanctions
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visa restrictions ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sergei Magnitsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
combat corruption
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deter human rights abuses ⓘ deter significant corruption ⓘ promote human rights ⓘ |
| policyArea |
anti-corruption policy
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foreign policy ⓘ human rights policy ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
global Magnitsky sanctions framework
NERFINISHED
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targeted human rights sanctions ⓘ |
| requires | executive branch determinations of responsibility ⓘ |
| sanctionsTool |
asset blocking
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visa denial ⓘ |
| sanctionsType | unilateral sanctions ⓘ |
| scope | extraterritorial application to foreign persons ⓘ |
| targets |
businesspersons involved in corruption
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government officials ⓘ individuals benefiting from gross human rights abuses ⓘ individuals undermining rule of law ⓘ persons involved in significant corruption ⓘ persons responsible for serious human rights abuses ⓘ security officials implicated in abuses ⓘ |
| typeOfSanctions | individual sanctions ⓘ |
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