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«Set up by the Security Council in 1999 at the behest of the United States, but greatly expanded after the September 2001 terrorist attacks, the so-called “consolidated list” includes 370 individuals and 112 outfits suspected of having links with the Taliban or al-Qaeda. All are subject to a world-wide freeze on their assets, save for basic living expenses, along with a total travel ban outside their country of residence.
Getting onto the list is relatively easy, requiring a unanimous vote by the Security Council's sanctions committee (identical in membership to the Council itself). Any UN member state can submit a name.
Getting off is a lot more difficult. Requests for delisting have to be made either directly to the sanctions committee or through the affected person's country of birth or residence, and the burden of proof lies with the petitioner. The petitioner has to convince the same people who previously held him to be guilty that he is innocent—a particularly onerous task when he has no access to the information that led to his inclusion on the list in the first place. In the list's eight-year history, only 11 people and 24 organisations have been removed.» [The Economist]
No Tribunal do Santo Ofício, o princípio era o mesmo. Ao acusado competia adivinhar por que actos tinha sido denunciado e a identidade do delator, sendo esta a única forma de provar estar inocente.
Estava-se então em pleno Absolutismo, e não havia grande distinção entre as esferas dos poderes político e judicial. Seria suposto ter-se avançado mais um bocadinho.
O Tribunal Europeu terá agora de se pronunciar sobre o assunto. Aguardemos serenamente...
nota: em 1999, se bem se lembram, o chefe dos polícias era um tal senhor Clinton.
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«Set up by the Security Council in 1999 at the behest of the United States, but greatly expanded after the September 2001 terrorist attacks, the so-called “consolidated list” includes 370 individuals and 112 outfits suspected of having links with the Taliban or al-Qaeda. All are subject to a world-wide freeze on their assets, save for basic living expenses, along with a total travel ban outside their country of residence.
Getting onto the list is relatively easy, requiring a unanimous vote by the Security Council's sanctions committee (identical in membership to the Council itself). Any UN member state can submit a name.
Getting off is a lot more difficult. Requests for delisting have to be made either directly to the sanctions committee or through the affected person's country of birth or residence, and the burden of proof lies with the petitioner. The petitioner has to convince the same people who previously held him to be guilty that he is innocent—a particularly onerous task when he has no access to the information that led to his inclusion on the list in the first place. In the list's eight-year history, only 11 people and 24 organisations have been removed.» [The Economist]
No Tribunal do Santo Ofício, o princípio era o mesmo. Ao acusado competia adivinhar por que actos tinha sido denunciado e a identidade do delator, sendo esta a única forma de provar estar inocente.
Estava-se então em pleno Absolutismo, e não havia grande distinção entre as esferas dos poderes político e judicial. Seria suposto ter-se avançado mais um bocadinho.
O Tribunal Europeu terá agora de se pronunciar sobre o assunto. Aguardemos serenamente...
nota: em 1999, se bem se lembram, o chefe dos polícias era um tal senhor Clinton.
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