Embargo or Blockade - The Legal and Moral Dimensions of the U.S. Economic Sanctions on Cuba

Authors

Berta Esperanza Hernandez-Truyol, University of Florida, Levin College of Law

First Page

53

Abstract

This essay will evaluate the embargo and its consequences in three parts. First, it briefly sets out the Human Rights framework within which this work scrutinizes the embargo. Following it presents a brief history of Cuba-U.S. relations including the creation and progression of the economic sanctions the U.S. has imposed on the neighboring island. Next, the essay evaluates the legality of the sanctions and concludes with a critical analysis of the impact of the sanctions.

Recommended Citation

Berta Esperanza Hernandez-Truyol, Embargo or Blockade - The Legal and Moral Dimensions of the U.S. Economic Sanctions on Cuba, 4 Intercultural Hum. Rts. L. Rev. 53 (2009).
Available at: https://scholarship.stu.edu/ihrlr/vol4/iss1/8