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The Foreign Investment Law: A Litany of Squandered Opportunities / Dimas Castellano

Dimas Castellanos, 11 March 2016 — Under the title of “Inversión extranjera, puntal para el desarrollo (Foreign investment, Key to Development” on Friday, March 4, 2016, the daily paper Granma  published a conversation between journalists Sheyla Delgado and Óscar Sanchez with Déborah Rivas, representing the Foreign Trade and Investment Ministry. In the introductory paragraph the journalists cited how … Continue reading “The Foreign Investment Law: A Litany of Squandered Opportunities / Dimas Castellano”

Exodus, Cubans and the Law of Adjustment: the Beginning of the End? / Jeovany Jimenez Vega

Jeovany Jimenez Vega, 30 November 2015 — The present migratory crisis, unleashed by the Nicaraguan Government’s refusal to permit transit through its territory for Cubans walking to the United States, has brought to the foreground a drama that has been going on for decades. Too many stories of suffering and death have spattered the dangerous route … Continue reading “Exodus, Cubans and the Law of Adjustment: the Beginning of the End? / Jeovany Jimenez Vega”

Laritza Diversent, the Cuban Lawyer who met with Obama / Cubanet, Manuel Guerra Perez

Cubanet, Manual Guerra Perez, Havana, 30 April 2015 — Laritza Diversent is a lawyer and director of the Cubalx Center of Legal Information, an independent office that has offered free legal advice since 2010. She graduated from the University of Havana in Law (2008), she is married and has a 16-year-old son. What exactly is … Continue reading “Laritza Diversent, the Cuban Lawyer who met with Obama / Cubanet, Manuel Guerra Perez”

The Gag Law: A Victim of the Rapprochement between Cuba and the US? / 14ymedio, Victor Ariel Gonzalez

The legislation that has endorsed flagrant human rights violations seems to have its days numbered. 14ymedio, VICTOR ARIEL GONZALEZ, Havana, 30 December 2014 – Following the custom of seeing the speck in the eye of another, the “gag law” that in recent days has caused a waved of protests in Spain has been criticized by … Continue reading “The Gag Law: A Victim of the Rapprochement between Cuba and the US? / 14ymedio, Victor Ariel Gonzalez”

Discordant Note / Cuban Law Association, Eliocer Cutino Rodriguez

Eliocer Cutiño Rodríguez The issue of development in Cuba goes back and forth between dissimilar solutions, between truths and errors, heading toward new labyrinths that contain new and more complex situations difficult to control with a simple decree. Last year Decrees 305 and 306 were issued in order to establish as a source of law … Continue reading “Discordant Note / Cuban Law Association, Eliocer Cutino Rodriguez”

Counter-revolution / Cuban Law Association, Julio Alfredo Ferrer Tamayo

Lic. Julio Alfredo Ferrer Tamayo REVOLUTION, for Fidel Castro Ruz, Historic Leader of the Cuban Revolution, is the sense of the historic moment; it’s changing everything that should be changed; it’s full liberty and equality; it’s to be treated and to treat others as human beings; it’s our own emancipation through our own efforts; it’s … Continue reading “Counter-revolution / Cuban Law Association, Julio Alfredo Ferrer Tamayo”

Thoughts About the Agricultural Problem in Cuba / Dayana Cruz Vega, Cuban Law Association

Agricultural Problem: These have been two very controversial words down the years, they refer to the unequal distribution of land between the rural population, also the combination of socioeconomic and political conditions, relations and contradictions which characterise the structure and working of the agricultural sector. This problem has been a persistent presence in Cuban political … Continue reading “Thoughts About the Agricultural Problem in Cuba / Dayana Cruz Vega, Cuban Law Association”

Raul’s Son-in-law, Extortionist and Ambitious, Heading Up Amorin / Juan Juan Almeida

In geology, a fault is a discontinuity that is formed by the fracture of the surface rocks of the earth, when tectonic forces exceed the resistance in these rocks it causes tidal waves and earthquakes. The same thing happens with power; readjustment is accompanied by apparent cataclysm. In Cuba, the punishment, harassment and expulsion campaign … Continue reading “Raul’s Son-in-law, Extortionist and Ambitious, Heading Up Amorin / Juan Juan Almeida”

Law or Violence / Wilfredo Vallin Almeida #Cuba

By Wilfredo Vallín Almeida I always thought that on the day in which things in Cuba would become as they are today, the people in power would behave with much more good sense and flexibility. Those of us who now have grey hairs, do not forget the nationalisation without compensation of many properties, the compulsory … Continue reading “Law or Violence / Wilfredo Vallin Almeida #Cuba”

The Harassment of Cotorro / Cuban Law Association, Esperanza Rodriguez Bernal #Cuba

By Lic. Esperanza Rodríguez Bernal On more than one occasion the citizen William Alexis Cacer Diaz has requested assistance from the Cuban Law Association for having been the victim of unlawful conduct by police officers. First, he was robbed of a camera, a mobile phone and a mini tape recorder he used in his work … Continue reading “The Harassment of Cotorro / Cuban Law Association, Esperanza Rodriguez Bernal #Cuba”

The Dilemma of Economic Contracting (2) / Cuban Law Association, Rodrigo Chavez #Cuba

Lic. Rodrigo Chávez The underutilization of the attorney and the little or poor participation accorded to him in the contracting process, ultimately leads to problems with regards to the intentions or expected outcomes of the established relations. In any state agency, it is not difficult to see that the activity of the lawyer, or the … Continue reading “The Dilemma of Economic Contracting (2) / Cuban Law Association, Rodrigo Chavez #Cuba”

The Dilemma of Economic Contracting (1) / Cuban Law Association, Rodrigo Chavez #Cuba

By Lic. Rodrigo Chávez Monotony? War of attrition? Psychological pressure? False expectations? Or direct or indirect solutions in the short, medium or long term? With so many questions, we do not know how to start, but it is true and, as always, there is a beginning and an end, that … God forbid, has started … Continue reading “The Dilemma of Economic Contracting (1) / Cuban Law Association, Rodrigo Chavez #Cuba”

Freedom of Conscience / Cuban Law Association, Odalina Guerrero Lara

By Lic. Odalina Guerrero Lara In Article 55 of the Constitution of the Republic of Cuba, it establishes that: the State, that recognizes, respects and guarantees freedom of conscience… There is no doubt as to these three aspects: RECOGNIZE, RESPECT AND GUARANTEE on the part of the State for Freedom of Conscience. What I learned … Continue reading “Freedom of Conscience / Cuban Law Association, Odalina Guerrero Lara”

Our People’s Lawyers / Cuban Law Association, Wilfrido Vallin Almeida

The news hits me because it’s so inconceivable: as he was trying to find out the situation of a person detained in Santiago de las Vegas, the young lawyer Veizant Boloy, of the Cuban Law Association, was arrested. This arrest took place inside a police station. Veizant was handcuffed and locked in a cell as well. … Continue reading “Our People’s Lawyers / Cuban Law Association, Wilfrido Vallin Almeida”

Annoying Whim / Cuban Law Association, Osvaldo Rodriguez Diaz

The problem of prisons has always been a recurring theme in literature. In Cuba, we can cite Martí, Pablo de la Torriente, and Mencía, among others. During second half of the decade of the forties, the controversy was highlighted in a book of only 100 pages by Dr. Waldo Medina, who was then a judge … Continue reading “Annoying Whim / Cuban Law Association, Osvaldo Rodriguez Diaz”