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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Magnitsky Act canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11059605 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Magnitsky Act Context triple: [United States sanctions, legalBasis, Magnitsky Act]
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Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
The Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act is a U.S. federal law that imposes wide-ranging sanctions on Russia, Iran, and North Korea in response to activities such as election interference, regional aggression, and human rights abuses.
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B.
Jackson–Vanik amendment
The Jackson–Vanik amendment is a U.S. Cold War–era trade provision that restricted normal trade relations with non-market economies that limited their citizens’ freedom to emigrate, most notably targeting the Soviet Union.
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C.
Helms–Burton Act
The Helms–Burton Act is a 1996 U.S. law that tightened and extended the economic embargo against Cuba, including extraterritorial sanctions on foreign companies doing business with the island.
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D.
United States sanctions
United States sanctions are economic and financial restrictions imposed by the U.S. government to influence the behavior or policies of foreign governments, entities, or individuals.
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E.
Nunn–Cohen Amendment
The Nunn–Cohen Amendment is a 1987 U.S. law that created a unified special operations command and funding authority, significantly strengthening and institutionalizing American special operations forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Magnitsky Act Target entity description: 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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A.
Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
The Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act is a U.S. federal law that imposes wide-ranging sanctions on Russia, Iran, and North Korea in response to activities such as election interference, regional aggression, and human rights abuses.
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B.
Jackson–Vanik amendment
The Jackson–Vanik amendment is a U.S. Cold War–era trade provision that restricted normal trade relations with non-market economies that limited their citizens’ freedom to emigrate, most notably targeting the Soviet Union.
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C.
Helms–Burton Act
The Helms–Burton Act is a 1996 U.S. law that tightened and extended the economic embargo against Cuba, including extraterritorial sanctions on foreign companies doing business with the island.
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D.
United States sanctions
United States sanctions are economic and financial restrictions imposed by the U.S. government to influence the behavior or policies of foreign governments, entities, or individuals.
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E.
Nunn–Cohen Amendment
The Nunn–Cohen Amendment is a 1987 U.S. law that created a unified special operations command and funding authority, significantly strengthening and institutionalizing American special operations forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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ineligibility to enter the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
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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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Magnitsky Act Description of subject: 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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