Ending the US embargo of Cuba: international law in dispute
The announcement by Presidents Obama and Castro in December 2014 of a major step towards normalisation of inter-state relations was part of what is primarily a political process, but normalisation implies a return to peaceful inter-state relations based on respect for fundamental principles of inter...
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| description | The announcement by Presidents Obama and Castro in December 2014 of a major step towards normalisation of inter-state relations was part of what is primarily a political process, but normalisation implies a return to peaceful inter-state relations based on respect for fundamental principles of international law. This commentary explores the role that those principles have played in helping shape the confrontation between the United States and Cuba since the revolution of 1959, which has been underpinned by an economic, commercial and financial embargo of Cuba by the United States. From being an integral part of the bilateral dispute, this commentary argues that at key moments international law can shift to form part of a solution. The changing political landscape raises the prospects of the parties turning to international law as a means of restoring normal relations between the two countries resulting, amongst other changes, in the demise of the embargo. |
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| spelling | nottingham-483112020-05-04T19:17:59Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48311/ Ending the US embargo of Cuba: international law in dispute White, Nigel D. The announcement by Presidents Obama and Castro in December 2014 of a major step towards normalisation of inter-state relations was part of what is primarily a political process, but normalisation implies a return to peaceful inter-state relations based on respect for fundamental principles of international law. This commentary explores the role that those principles have played in helping shape the confrontation between the United States and Cuba since the revolution of 1959, which has been underpinned by an economic, commercial and financial embargo of Cuba by the United States. From being an integral part of the bilateral dispute, this commentary argues that at key moments international law can shift to form part of a solution. The changing political landscape raises the prospects of the parties turning to international law as a means of restoring normal relations between the two countries resulting, amongst other changes, in the demise of the embargo. Cambridge University Press 2018-08-13 Article PeerReviewed White, Nigel D. (2018) Ending the US embargo of Cuba: international law in dispute. Journal of Latin American Studies . ISSN 1469-767X https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-latin-american-studies/article/ending-the-us-embargo-of-cuba-international-law-in-dispute/5DF4D4D5573333AD40AAC57B6F1F4FA0 doi:10.1017/S0022216X18000718 doi:10.1017/S0022216X18000718 |
| spellingShingle | White, Nigel D. Ending the US embargo of Cuba: international law in dispute |
| title | Ending the US embargo of Cuba: international law in dispute |
| title_full | Ending the US embargo of Cuba: international law in dispute |
| title_fullStr | Ending the US embargo of Cuba: international law in dispute |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ending the US embargo of Cuba: international law in dispute |
| title_short | Ending the US embargo of Cuba: international law in dispute |
| title_sort | ending the us embargo of cuba: international law in dispute |
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