Document Type
Article
Disciplines
International Law
Abstract
Saturday, February 24, 19962 marks what some consider an ill-fated day in United States-Cuban relations. At about 3:15 that afternoon, 3 Cuba shot down two U.S. civilian airplanes,4 providing the impetus for President Clinton to sign the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act,5 more commonly known as the Helms-Burton Act 6 ("Helms-Burton"), into law. Helms-Burton purports to further tighten sanctions in order to "catalyze the democratization of Cuba."' Clinton signed the bill on March 12, 1996,8 with implementation scheduled for later that year. Titles I, II, and IV 9 of Helms-Burton were put into effect as scheduled; Title III, however, has yet to be implemented.
Recommended Citation
Irving, David O., "Viva Helms-Burton?: An Alternative to Continued U.S. Sanctions of Cuba and Threats to Third-Party Nationals" (2004). Connecticut Journal of International Law. 424.
https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/cjil/424
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