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Cuban Protests In 2021: An Opportunity To Implement Alternatives To Sanctions, Barbara Jimenez
Cuban Protests In 2021: An Opportunity To Implement Alternatives To Sanctions, Barbara Jimenez
University of Miami Inter-American Law Review
The relationship between the United States and Cuba can be described as anything but simple. In fact, it is the intricacy of the relationship that inspired this Note. A key point in the complex relationship between the United States and Cuba was the United States’ decision to impose the embargo in 1962. Since 1962, Cuba’s relationship with the United States, and its allies, changed entirely. While the embargo poses an economic sanction, the United States, throughout the years, has placed sanctions on Cuban officials as a result of human rights violations in Cuba. Broadly, sanctions target the officials and freeze …
Gender Violence As A Penalty Of Poverty, Deborah M. Weissman
Gender Violence As A Penalty Of Poverty, Deborah M. Weissman
University of Miami Inter-American Law Review
The matter of gender violence, including intimate partner violence (IPV), has long been categorized as a particularly egregious crime. The consequences of IPV are profound and affect all members of the household, family members near and far, and the communities where they live. Gender violence impacts the national economy. Costs accrue to workplaces, health care institutions, and encumber local and state coffers. Survivors are deprived of income, property, and economic stability: conditions that often endure beyond periods of physical injuries. Offenders also experience economic hardship as a result of involvement with the legal system. They often face significant obstacles when …