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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 …
Investment Treaty Arbitration In Cuba, Rafael Cox Alomar
Investment Treaty Arbitration In Cuba, Rafael Cox Alomar
University of Miami Inter-American Law Review
Not since the fateful days of the 1962 Missile Crisis, has Cuba commanded as much global attention as it does today. The 2014 diplomatic rapprochement between the United States and Cuba, not only did away with the last vestiges of the Cold War in Caribbean waters, but more importantly has coincided with a period of acute ideological effervescence in Havana. Even in the face of President Raúl Castro’s resolute commitment to the principles of the 1959 Revolution, it is more than evident that Cuba is in the midst of a transformational moment. And perhaps in no other area of the …
United States-Cuba Normalized Relations And The Mlb Influence: The Baseball Coalition Committee, Aaron Klein, Jake E. Marcus
United States-Cuba Normalized Relations And The Mlb Influence: The Baseball Coalition Committee, Aaron Klein, Jake E. Marcus
University of Miami Inter-American Law Review
This note explores the past, present, and future of the path for Cuban baseball players into MLB. Specifically, this note will explore the late-2014 agreement between the United States and Cuba to normalize relations and its anticipated impact on MLB. Part I provides an extensive historical context of the relationship between the two countries with a focus on the effect that baseball has had on the relationship. Part II draws attention to MLB’s current policies and the resulting hardships faced by Cuban baseball players embark on the journey from Serie Nacional to MLB. Part III concentrates on the legal issues …
Cuban Private International Law: Some Observations, Comparisons, And Suppositions, Kevin Tuininga
Cuban Private International Law: Some Observations, Comparisons, And Suppositions, Kevin Tuininga
University of Miami Inter-American Law Review
No abstract provided.
Crooked Straits: Maritime Smuggling Of Humans From Cuba To The United States, Donald Brown
Crooked Straits: Maritime Smuggling Of Humans From Cuba To The United States, Donald Brown
University of Miami Inter-American Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Use Of Arbitration In Cuba: International Solutions For The Resolution Of Local Problems, Henry Dahl
The Use Of Arbitration In Cuba: International Solutions For The Resolution Of Local Problems, Henry Dahl
University of Miami Inter-American Law Review
No abstract provided.