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.
- Copyright:
- 2021
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 272 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781785906701
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781785906640
- Publisher:
- Biteback Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 03/29/21
- Copyrighted By:
- Geoffrey Robertson
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Politics and Government
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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