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Event Details:

Date:
Friday, March 22, 2013

Time:
8:30 am - 3:15 pm

Location:
Larry Walker Room, Rusk Hall

Description:

A daylong conference on “The Cuban Embargo: Policy Outlook after Fifty Years” will take place in the Larry Walker Room of Rusk Hall at the University of Georgia School of Law in Athens, Georgia on March 22, 2013. Controversy has surrounded the trade embargo on Cuba since its imposition by the United States in the 1960s. The conference organizers would like to use this opportunity to bring together a variety of viewpoints for a fruitful discussion on the effectiveness and consequences of economic sanctions as well as the potential outlook for trade with the United States in a post-embargo era. Panelists will include Cuban and American scholars, legal practitioners, and trade specialists. The first panel will lay the groundwork for the conference by discussing the economic effects of the embargo over the past 50 years, the effect of the embargo on political and economic reforms in Cuba and the possibility for changes in Cuba with or without economic sanctions. There will be a discussion in the second panel on executive actions that might be taken to ease sanctions short of legislation and the legal issues related to lifting the embargo through legislation. The final panel will explore the potential impact of lifting the embargo on trade and investment opportunities and on the U.S.-Cuban economic relationship.

Contact Information:
Laura Kagel
lkagel@uga.edu

Web site:
http://law.uga.edu/conferences