Bad People And How to Be Rid of Them: A Plan B for Human Rights

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Synopsis

At a time when international criminal law is faltering, the global justice movement must look to local Magnitsky laws as a means of naming, blaming and shaming human rights violators.Sergei Magnitsky was a Moscow tax lawyer who was tortured and killed for exposing Russian state corruption. In 2012, President Obama ratified the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act, but this applied only to Russian officials. Although several countries have extended the law to include all listed human rights abusers, no initiatives currently go far enough.In this powerful book, Geoffrey Robertson tells Magnitsky’s story and examines the connection between human rights abuses and corruption, and how both thrive on links with western financial institutions, casinos and even private schools. He argues for a comprehensive system of sanctions against individuals and corporations, rather than against states.

Book details

Author:
Geoffrey Robertson
ISBN:
9781785906701
Related ISBNs:
9781785906640
Publisher:
Biteback Publishing
Pages:
272
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2021-03-29
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2021
Copyright by:
Geoffrey Robertson 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Business and Finance, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Nonfiction, Politics and Government