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ARTICLE · 10 JULY 2020

UK Uses Post-Brexit Sanctions Powers To Impose Magnitsky-Style Sanctions

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UK utilising its post-Brexit powers to impose autonomous sanctions on persons deemed to be involved in human rights violations

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UK utilising its post-Brexit powers to impose autonomous sanctions on persons deemed to be involved in human rights violations

The UK Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, has announced on 6 July 2020 that the UK will implement sanctions on 49 persons (47 individuals and two entities) whom the UK government view as having been involved in serious violations of human rights.

The UK shows willingness to Use Post-Brexit Powers to Impose Autonomous Sanctions

In the past, the UK has almost always imposed sanctions collectively, whether as a member of the United Nations or of the European Union (EU). However, these new sanctions, contained in the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 (the Regulations), have been introduced pursuant to the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (SAMLA). SAMLA allows for the UK to enact financial, trade, and travel sanctions of its own accord following its exit from the EU.

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