The U.S. has imposed strict sanctions on Cuba since 1962, significantly impacting the Cuban people.
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Sanctions on Cuba: Is it collective Punishment?
How do the sanctions violate international law and amount to collective punishment?
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Are the sanctions a form of collective punishment? Can IHL paradigms be transferred to IHRL during 'peacetime'? This essay argues how sanctions and their extraterritoriality violate leading tenets of International Human Rights Law. It goes through three fundamental rights sectors in Cuba showing how they affect rights. It concludes by proposing an earnest following of established doctrines.
25 May 2026 · 00:10 CET· Updated 24 June 2026 · 21:20 CET
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Lledo, V. (2026). Sanctions on Cuba: Is it collective Punishment?. EPIS Insight · International Law & Treaties.
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