Current status of land purchase and sale in Cuba: considerations on a new draft law

Abstract

The research focused on the challenges and current perspectives of the regulation of land purchase and sale in Cuba following the presentation of a new draft Law on Property, Possession, and Use of Land, as well as the characteristics of this phenomenon within the Cuban legal system based on the various regulations that govern it. These regulations precede the draft law and must be repealed as a result of the modifications undertaken following the current Constitution, which have led to the continuous updating of the legislative schedule through the approval of regulations adapted to reality—a process that also impacts agrarian matters. Consequently, this article aims to reflect on the challenges and perspectives of regulating land purchase and sale in Cuba under the new draft law. The inductive-deductive method and the analysis-synthesis method were employed as research methods, along with the exegetical-legal method, which is specific to legal science. The main results obtained were: the characterization of the legal framework for land purchase and sale, the analysis of the reasons that necessitate the modification of the regulations governing it, and the demonstration of the impact of the 2019 Cuban Constitution and the subsequent legislative reform on the legal framework for land purchase and sale in Cuba.