Title III – Protection of Property Rights of United States Nationals
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Title III – Protection of Property Rights of United States Nationals is a controversial section of the Helms–Burton Act that allows U.S. nationals to sue foreign entities profiting from property confiscated by the Cuban government after the Cuban Revolution.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Title III – Protection of Property Rights of United States Nationals canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | section of a United States federal statute ⓘ |
| affects |
U.S.–Cuba relations
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foreign companies operating in Cuba ⓘ |
| allows |
civil lawsuits by U.S. nationals
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suits against persons trafficking in confiscated property in Cuba ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Helms–Burton Act
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surface form:
Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act of 1996
Helms–Burton Act ⓘ
surface form:
Title III of the Helms–Burton Act
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| appliesTo |
property confiscated by the Cuban government without compensation
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property formerly owned by U.S. nationals in Cuba ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
U.S. federal courts
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surface form:
United States federal courts
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| characterizedAs | extraterritorial application of U.S. law ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizedBy |
Canada
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European Union ⓘ other U.S. trading partners ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
impact on foreign investment in Cuba
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straining relations with U.S. allies ⓘ |
| enactmentContext | U.S. response to the Cuban government’s expropriation of property after the Cuban Revolution ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
U.S. federal courts
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surface form:
United States federal courts
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| legalBasis | claims to property confiscated by the Cuban government after the Cuban Revolution ⓘ |
| legalField |
foreign relations law of the United States
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international economic sanctions law ⓘ property law ⓘ |
| legalMechanism | private right of action ⓘ |
| partOf |
Helms–Burton Act
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surface form:
Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act of 1996
Helms–Burton Act ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | protection of property rights of United States nationals ⓘ |
| provides |
right to sue for monetary damages
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right to sue for trafficking in confiscated property ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
U.S. embargo against Cuba
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post‑revolutionary property expropriations in Cuba ⓘ |
| subjectOf | international controversy ⓘ |
| targets |
companies that traffic in expropriated property
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foreign entities profiting from confiscated property in Cuba ⓘ |
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Helms–Burton Act
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Title III – Protection of Property Rights of United States Nationals
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