Cuban Advisory Law Commission
The Advisory Law Commission of Cuba (), established on December 24, 1906, was a temporary law commission under the Provisional Government of Cuba. The commission was created by Provisional Governor William Howard Taft, but largely presided over by his predecessor, Provisional Governor Charles Edward Magoon. Its primary objective was to draft and revise laws to modernize Cuba's legal framework, which was then based on outdated Spanish legislation from 1877 that centralized control at the national level. The Advisory Law Commission played a crucial role in structuring nearly every part of the Cuban government.(1908). ''Bulletin of the International Bureau of the American Republics, 27(1),''47-223. Its contributions were, in the words of the '' Bulletin of the International Bureau of the American Republics; "''as important and far-reaching as was the drafting of the Constitution itself," as they were necessary to implement the Constitution effectively. One of the Commission's signi ...
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