In the wake of Cuban Dictator Fidel Castro turning over his power to his 75 year-old younger brother Raul, I wondered what the criminal laws looked like on this island 90 miles south of Florida.
Check out Florida State University's Rule of Law and Cuba site for a comprehensive look at the dissidents and their sentences, the Cuban Constitution, and Sentencing Documents.
Here is a link to the Cuban Penal Code partially translated into English
It is so vague that reading this stuff may give you a headache.
All these web pages are in Spanish and can be translated into English by right clicking the mouse and clicking "Translate Page Into English."
Interesting stuff.
Brian Tannebaum is a criminal defense attorney in Miami, Florida practicing in state and federal court. To learn more about Brian and his firm, Tannebaum Weiss, please visit www.tannebaumweiss.com
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