Notes[ref]Portions of this paper were included in Chapter 4 of MATÍAS F. TRAVIESO-DÍAZ, THE LAWS AND LEGAL SYSTEM OF A FREE-MAR-KET CUBA — A PROSPECTUS FOR BUSINESS (Quorum Books, 1996) (hereinafter LAWS AND LEGAL SYSTEM) and as Alternative Recommendations for Dealing with Confiscated Properties in Cuba, in the monograph CONFISCATED PROPERTIES IN A POST-CASTRO CUBA: […]
Lifting the Cuban Embargo: The New Labors of Hercules?
Anyone familiar with the history of relations between the United States and Cuba in the last fifty years knows that the United States has in place a strict embargo on trade with, and on economic assistance to, Cuba. Pursuant to this embargo, it is virtually impossible for all but a very narrow category of persons […]
Courts of Special Jurisdiction in a Post-Transition Cuba
Not all courts in the judicial system of a modern state have the same rank. There are “lower courts,” before which legal disputes are originally presented, and “higher courts” that provide a means for reviewing the lower courts’ decisions. Another distinction among courts has to do with their jurisdiction, that is, the subjects that a […]
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: The Status of Current Foreign Investors in a Post-Transition Cuba
One of the most important means within the control of Cuba’s current government to obtain foreign capital is to promote foreign direct investment (“FDI”) in the country. Even though firmly adhering to a socialist political and economic framework, Cuba has taken a series of measures in the last decade to promote FDI as a way […]
Cuba: The Next Retirement Haven?
A haven is defined, inter alia, as a “a place offering favorable opportunities or conditions.”1 A “retirement haven” is thus a location—city, state, country or other geographic entity—offering favorable living conditions for those wishing to withdraw from business life. Many countries (e.g., the Philippines, Costa Rica and Belize) and domestic political subdivisions (e.g., Florida) seek […]