Producing Legality: Law And Socialism In Cuba (after The Law)

Producing Legality provides a window into the official construction of socialist legality in Cuba and the dissemination of this legal consciousness throughout the country. It links abstract theories of lawmaking and the state with the specific dilemmas confronting individual policymakers to detail the inner workings of the Cuban legal order. ""Producing legality" tells the story of how law and legality are understood by Cuban policymakers and legal scholars. Marjorie S. Zatz explores their vision for Cuban society and the strategies they employ to create a legal order that will be respected by the Cuban people and the international community. Throughout, she discusses the cultural and structural constraints that limit their options, linking abstract theories of lawmaking and the state to specific dilemmas that confront individual policymakers. Based on ethnographic fieldwork in Cuba over a seven year period, in-depth interviews with top policymakers, and analysis of documentary data available only in Cuba, Producing Legality provides a window into the official construction of socialist legality and the dissemination of this legal consciousness throughout the country. "Producing legality" provides a rigorous and provocative account of the inner workings of the Cuban legal system while demonstrating how law and legality are "produced" and "reproduced" on a daily basis in the courts, workplaces, law schools, state agencies and the legislature of the country." --Descripción del editor Pt. 1. Context And Theoretical Framework. Ch. 1. The Social Context: Daily Life In Cuba, 1985-1990. Ch. 2. The Form And Context Of Legality: Integrating Structure And Ideology -- Pt. 2. Strategies For Producing Legality. Ch. 3. Reaching A Consensus: The Process Of Law Creation. Ch. 4. Producing Jurists: Legal Education In Cuba. Ch. 5. Legal Adaptations From Abroad -- Pt. 3. The Daily Production And Reproduction Of Legality. Ch. 6. Lay Judges: Bidirectional Transmitters Of Legality. Ch. 7. Dispute Resolution In The Workplace -- Ch. 8. Conclusions. Marjorie S. Zatz. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 255-267) And Index.