Notes One of the most important bilateral issues that need to be addressed by the United States and the Cuban Government is the resolution of outstanding claims of U.S. nationals for the uncompensated expropriation of their assets in the early years of the Cuban Revolution. Although members of other groups also experienced uncompensated expropriations, their […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]