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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Predicate Object
instanceOf section of a United States federal statute ⓘ
affects U.S.–Cuba relations ⓘ
foreign companies operating in Cuba ⓘ
allows civil lawsuits by U.S. nationals ⓘ
suits against persons trafficking in confiscated property in Cuba ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act of 1996 ⓘ
linked to: Helms–Burton Act

Title III of the Helms–Burton Act ⓘ
linked to: Helms–Burton Act
appliesTo property confiscated by the Cuban government without compensation ⓘ
property formerly owned by U.S. nationals in Cuba ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction United States federal courts ⓘ
linked to: U.S. federal courts
characterizedAs extraterritorial application of U.S. law ⓘ
controversial true ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
criticizedBy Canada ⓘ
European Union ⓘ
other U.S. trading partners ⓘ
criticizedFor impact on foreign investment in Cuba ⓘ
straining relations with U.S. allies ⓘ
enactmentContext U.S. response to the Cuban government’s expropriation of property after the Cuban Revolution ⓘ
enforcedBy United States federal courts ⓘ
linked to: U.S. federal courts
legalBasis claims to property confiscated by the Cuban government after the Cuban Revolution ⓘ
legalField foreign relations law of the United States ⓘ
international economic sanctions law ⓘ
property law ⓘ
legalMechanism private right of action ⓘ
partOf Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act of 1996 ⓘ
linked to: Helms–Burton Act

Helms–Burton Act ⓘ
primaryPurpose protection of property rights of United States nationals ⓘ
provides right to sue for monetary damages ⓘ
right to sue for trafficking in confiscated property ⓘ
relatedTo U.S. embargo against Cuba ⓘ
post‑revolutionary property expropriations in Cuba ⓘ
subjectOf international controversy ⓘ
targets companies that traffic in expropriated property ⓘ
foreign entities profiting from confiscated property in Cuba ⓘ

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Helms–Burton Act → containsProvision → Title III – Protection of Property Rights of United States Nationals ⓘ