Those of us who are naturalized citizens of the United States took an oath to the Constitution of our adopted country. Those of us who are lawyers took a further oath to the Constitution, upon admission to the Bar. Those of us who are natural-born citizens, by virtue of that fact, took an implicit oath […]
Legal Policy for a Free Cuba: Lessons from the Civil Law
It can truly be said that the magistrate is a speaking law, and the law a silent magistrate. — Cicero (106 b.c. 43 b.c.). A republic [is defined] to be a government of laws and not of men. — John Adams (1735 1826). Second president of the United States. This short essay attempts to compare […]
Legal Issues Raised by the Transition: Cuba from Marxism to Democracy, 199?–200?
I. Introduction The transition of Cuba from Marxism to democracy raises a number of important constitutional and legal issues. In this short paper all I can hope to do is make the reader aware of some of these questions and suggest solutions for some of them. However, as almost always in law, especially when dealing […]