La Ley Helms-Burton y su impacto en la UE
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La Ley Helms-Burton, oficialmente conocida como Ley de Libertad y Solidaridad Democrática de Cuba (LIBERTAD), permite a Estados Unidos procesar a empresas extranjeras que hagan negocios con Cuba. Así, la ley nacional, es decir, una ley que debe aplicarse dentro del territorio específico del legislador que la dictó, extraterritorializada. Sobre su base, Estados Unidos impone sanciones incluso a terceros que no tienen nada que ver con el conflicto de Estados Unidos con Cuba. Este artículo analiza y evalúa brevemente esta ley en el contexto de la respuesta de la UE. Describe y analiza el mecanismo del llamado estatuto de bloqueo, cuyo objetivo es evitar que las empresas de la UE se vean perjudicadas por esta ley, dando ejemplos específicos de su uso. Se llega a la conclusión de que la UE, de facto está de acuerdo y acepta violaciones de la práctica jurídica internacional y sólo intentó protegerse a sí misma y a su política comercial. Partiendo de la premisa de que si queremos construir un mundo libre basado en el libre albedrío, la paz y la tolerancia, donde el valor más elevado sea la libertad y donde todos en este sistema mundial tengan derecho a elegir libremente qué dirección tomar, entonces cualquier interferencia extranjera en el desarrollo interno de la sociedad es inmoral e inaceptable. La Ley Helms-Burton no es una excepción, ya que es un acto inmoral que no tiene cabida en las relaciones internacionales y el derecho internacional modernos.
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