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.

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instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
human rights sanctions regime ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act ⓘ
linked to: Magnitsky Act
appliesTo foreign individuals ⓘ
authorizes asset freezes ⓘ
targeted sanctions ⓘ
travel bans ⓘ
concerns serious human rights abuses ⓘ
significant acts of corruption ⓘ
consequence blocking of property within U.S. jurisdiction ⓘ
ineligibility to enter the United States ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
enforcedBy Office of Foreign Assets Control ⓘ
U.S. Department of State ⓘ
U.S. Department of the Treasury ⓘ
focusesOn accountability for corruption ⓘ
accountability for human rights violations ⓘ
implementedThrough Treasury sanctions lists ⓘ
executive orders ⓘ
inspired Magnitsky-style laws in other countries ⓘ
jurisdiction United States government ⓘ
legalBasisFor designation of specific foreign individuals ⓘ
legalMechanism economic sanctions ⓘ
visa restrictions ⓘ
namedAfter Sergei Magnitsky ⓘ
objective combat corruption ⓘ
deter human rights abuses ⓘ
deter significant corruption ⓘ
promote human rights ⓘ
policyArea anti-corruption policy ⓘ
foreign policy ⓘ
human rights policy ⓘ
relatedConcept global Magnitsky sanctions framework ⓘ
targeted human rights sanctions ⓘ
requires executive branch determinations of responsibility ⓘ
sanctionsTool asset blocking ⓘ
visa denial ⓘ
sanctionsType unilateral sanctions ⓘ
scope extraterritorial application to foreign persons ⓘ
targets businesspersons involved in corruption ⓘ
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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United States sanctions → legalBasis → Magnitsky Act ⓘ
Jackson–Vanik amendment → repealLegislation → Russia and Moldova Jackson–Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 ⓘ
linked to: Magnitsky Act
Jackson–Vanik amendment → relatedTo → Magnitsky Act ⓘ
Magnitsky Act → alsoKnownAs → Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act ⓘ
linked to: Magnitsky Act
Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act → legalBasisFor → Global Magnitsky sanctions program ⓘ
linked to: Magnitsky Act