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"Geoffrey Robertson is one of Australia’s most acclaimed international jurists
and human rights advocates. His latest book, Bad People – and How to Be Rid of
Them, explains the history of international human rights law and acknowledges
its failings.
Bad People is not a textbook; it is aimed at anyone with an interest in the
international human rights framework and its enforcement mechanisms.
Most importantly, it is a call to action for Australians and others in
democracies to demand the introduction of “Magnitsky laws”.
Magnitsky laws are named after a Russian whistleblower, Sergei Magnitsky, who
was tortured and died after exposing a massive tax fraud scheme involving
Russian officials. These laws seek to combat human rights abuses by naming,
blaming and shaming individuals, denying them the right to enter democratic
nations, stripping them of ill-gotten funds, and barring them and their
families from local schools and hospitals.
The US was the first country to pass such laws in 2012 to sanction Russian
officials and Chechen warlords, sending a strong signal to the Kremlin that
action could and would be taken for human rights breaches.
Since then, the US has used the Global Magnitsky Act to impose sanctions on
more than 200 individuals and entities from two dozen countries, including
Saudi Arabia, China, South Sudan, Myanmar, Iraq and Cambodia.
Robertson’s response to the failure of the international human rights framework
is to promote powerful Magnitsky laws as a “plan B” to coordinated
international action."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
