Cuba and the United States: An Overview of the Embargo Analyzed Under the Current World Trade Organization Law

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Oscar Barrero Leal

Abstract

During December 2014, United States President Barack Obama, announced his intention of pushing the resumption of diplomatic contacts with Cuba; this  decision has been considered by the world like nothing less than historic, despite any kind of political affiliation whatsoever; specially if keeping under sight that for more than 50 years, the United States embargo over Cuba, has proven to be a challenging matter on diplomatic, economic, political and even human rights fields; the fact that such measure has been fiercely enforced for a very long time, results baffling specially if studied under the world trade practices, since both countries are members of the World Trade Organization; thus making relevant to dedicate time to research and write about such a current theme, amidst the challenges faced by world trade nowadays.