Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act of 1996

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Cuba
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Helms–Burton_Act
gptkbp:category gptkb:Foreign_relations_of_the_United_States
Sanctions law
gptkbp:controversy criticized by the European Union and Canada
subject to World Trade Organization disputes
gptkbp:dateEnacted March 12, 1996
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act of 1996
gptkbp:provides allows U.S. nationals to sue foreign companies trafficking in property confiscated by the Cuban government
codifies the U.S. embargo against Cuba
denies entry to the U.S. for executives of companies trafficking in confiscated property
sets conditions for lifting the embargo
gptkbp:purpose strengthen and continue the United States embargo against Cuba
promote a transition to democracy in Cuba
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Cuban_Democracy_Act
gptkb:Torricelli_Act
gptkb:U.S._embargo_against_Cuba
gptkbp:section gptkb:Title_III
gptkb:Title_IV
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Bill_Clinton
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Senator_Jesse_Helms
Representative Dan Burton
gptkbp:title gptkb:Public_Law_104-114
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Helms–Burton_Act
gptkb:Helms-Burton_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7