The announcement by Presidents Obama and Castro in December 2014 of a major step towards normalisation of inter-state relations was part of what is primarily a political process, but normalisation implies a return to peaceful inter-state relations based on respect for fundamental principles of international law. This commentary explores the role that those principles have played in helping shape the confrontation between the United States and Cuba since the revolution of 1959, which has been underpinned by an economic, commercial and financial embargo of Cuba by the United States. This commentary argues that, from being an integral part of the bilateral dispute, international law can, at key moments, shift to form part of a solution. The changing political landscape raises the prospects of the parties turning to international law as a means of restoring normal relations between them resulting in, amongst other changes, the demise of the embargo.

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结束美国对古巴的禁运：争议中的国际法

奥巴马总统和卡斯特罗总统于 2014 年 12 月宣布朝着国家间关系正常化迈出重要一步，这主要是一个政治进程的一部分，但正常化意味着在尊重国际基本原则的基础上恢复和平的国家间关系。法律。本评论探讨了这些原则在帮助塑造自 1959 年革命以来美国和古巴之间的对抗中所起的作用，这种对抗得到了美国对古巴的经济、商业和金融封锁的支持。本评论认为，作为双边争端的组成部分，国际法可以在关键时刻转变为解决方案的一部分。