Three visiting professors from the University of Havana, Cuba, will present a lecture March 8 on the Cuban embargo: Zarezka Martinez Remigio, secretary general and professor of criminal law; Ivonne Perez Gutierrez, professor of civil and procedural law; and Maritza McCormack Bequer, professor of agrarian law.

The lecture, titled “The Impact of the Blockade on Cuban Society and Perspectives on the New Policy on Foreign Investment in Cuba,” will be held from 11 a.m.-noon in Cartwright Hall, Room 201. It is free and open to the public.

About the speakers:

• Zarezka Martinez Remigio is an expert in penal and criminal law. She previously served as head of the Department of Penal Sciences and Criminology and as vice dean of distance education faculty at the University of Havana. Remigio has been a visiting professor at institutions in Cape Verde, Bolivia, Venezuela, France, China, and Mexico. She is a member of the Cuban Society of Penal Sciences and has published articles in national and international journals.
• Ivonne Perez Gutierrez is an expert in procedural and civil law. From 2001 to 2012, she served as representative of the National Union of Jurists of Cuba at the United Nations Commission for Human Rights. She has also been a member of the group that writes amendments to the Family Code of Cuba. Gutierrez is now secretary of the Cuban Society of Procedural Law and director of the National Union of Jurists of Cuba’s Cubalex publication.
• Maritza McCormack Bequer is an expert in agrarian, family, and environmental law. She has been involved with various agrarian law organizations, including being a founding member and president of the Scientific Society of Agrarian Law in Cuba. In addition, Bequer is on the editorial boards of multiple national and international publications and has published books and articles in countries including Argentina, Ecuador, Brazil, Mexico, Spain, and Italy.

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—Kayla Choate, Drake Law