Havana Bar Association Explained

The Havana Bar Association (es|Colegio de Abogados de la Habana), founded in the 19th century, was a legal institution of lawyers and law students in Havana, the capital of Cuba.

History

The Havana Bar Association was founded in Havana, Cuba in the 19th century.

The governing body of the Havana Bar Association comprised a dean, six deputies, a treasurer, and a secretary. Vidal Morales y Morales was the founding secretary.^[1] The association held an annual meeting to discuss the administration's report.^[2]

Following the Cuban Revolution in 1959, the bar association was disbanded, and a usurping group of Communist dissident lawyers forcibly took over its offices on July 5, 1960.^{[3] [4] [5]} These pro-Castro lawyers also took over the Board of the Bar Association.^[6] With its headquarters occupied by the militia, the original Governing Board of the Bar Association of Havana continued to meet secretly until forced to continue from exile.^[7] By 1962, several hundred members of the association sought refuge in the United States.^[8]

Deans

• Antonio Sánchez de Bustamante y Sirven (1913–1923)
• Manuel Fernandez Supervielle (1941)
• José Miró Cardona (1955)^[9]
• Osvaldo Dorticós (1958)^[10]

Notes and References

1. Santa Cruz y Mallén, F. X. d. (1940). Historia de familias cubanas. United States: Editorial Hércules.
2. Global Law in Practice. (1997). Netherlands: Springer Netherlands.
3. Responsibility of Cuban Government for Increased International Tensions in the Hemisphere. (1960). United States: (n.p.).
4. Hearings, Reports and Prints of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (1963). United States: U.S. Government Printing Office.
5. Press Release. (n.d.). United States: United States Mission to the United Nations.
6. Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers. (1991). United States: U.S. Government Printing Office.
7. Cuba and the Rule of Law. (1962). Switzerland: International Commission of Jurists.
8. Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress. (1962). United States: U.S. Government Printing Office.
9. Ferrer, A. (2021). Cuba (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize): An American History. United Kingdom: Scribner.
10. Black, J. K. (1976). Area Handbook for Cuba. United States: Department of Defense, Department of the Army.