Penal codes Crime in Cuba
death firing squad (1956)
20th century
in 1926, fernando ortiz entrusted leading legal commission replace penal code time of spanish regime era. modeled after cesare lombroso s work, ortiz s had nationalistic mission in developed scientific crusade against crime , emphasizing social rehabilitation instead of state retribution.
the country faced radical change of criminal law structure after 1959. many common crimes reclassified political crimes. death penalty reinstated, , new criminal offense, illicit enrichment, created. age of criminal responsibility placed @ sixteen years. in 1979, new criminal code replaced 1 created in 1936 , known social defense code. addressed several areas of crime, such crime against: state security, administration of justice, public safety, public order, national economy, cultural patrimony, public trust, person s life , health, individual rights, worker s rights, personal , family relations, minors , youth, , honor. various articles of cuban penal code, appear contrary democratic principles, nonetheless codified in country s socialist laws; these include disrespect, illicit association, enemy propaganda, associating others commit crimes, dissemination of false information against international peace, resistance or disobedience, , social dangerousness.
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