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8 - US Economic and Financial Sanctions against the Republic of Cuba

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 March 2025

Caf Dowlah
Caf Dowlah
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University of Miami Law School
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Summary

This chapter focuses on the Republic of Cuba, a small South American neighbor of the US, which has endured near-comprehensive sanctions unilaterally imposed by the US for over six decades squarely because of the nation’s unyielding adherence to the communist ideology. The chapter uncovers historical layers of the sanctions regimes, along with their legal underpinnings, navigating through the Kennedy to Trump administrations, and exploring the extraterritorial natures of some of the key legislations, such as the Cuban Democracy Act (1992) and the Helms–Burton Act (1996). The chapter also assesses the impacts of prolonged sanctions regimes on Cuba’s economy and population.

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US sanctions against Cubathe Cuban Democracy Act1992the Helms–Burton Act1996Unilateral sanctions under international lawEffectiveness of US sanctions against Cuba
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Economic and Financial Sanctions of the United States
Legal Perspectives
 , pp. 272 - 296
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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