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The Magnitsky Act: An alternative form of justice, but not a replacement for it
The Magnitsky Act offers an alternate route to justice in cases of impunity, and one that civil society should engage with, but – as Elisabeth Witchel reports – it’s not without challenges, and may even fall victim to its own success.