Renewed and tempered to the economic, political and social reality of the Cubans; as the maximum exponent of the objectives we have as a country both at the local and the international levels. This is the constitution for which we will vote for this February 24 th .

Identified with the postulates exposed in the concept of Revolution, which was expressed by Fidel in May of 2000, the new Cuban Constitution not only exceeds its predecessor without losing the essences that sustain the achievements reached in 60 years, but it is also projected with novel aspects that make it a safeguard of the paths to follow as a nation, with a socialist state of law and social justice.

No person sector nor activity is excluded for which the judges have a great challenge ahead of them, in as much as they have to recognize the legal norm for the strengthening of the judicial activity, with the introduction of new powers, guarantees and more accurate procedures.

But why do specialists believe that the new constitution, for which we will vote in just a few hours, contains the precepts and institutions in correspondence with the contemporary tendencies of constitutionalism worldwide? How does the common citizen identify it? We approach some statements that exemplify this in its articles.

OUR NEW CONSTITUTION:

It introduces as a guarantee of all the people the principles of inalienability, the non-prescription, and the indefeasibility. Constitute fundamental and sacred rights.

A Laic State: The new Constitution recognizes, respects and guarantees religious freedom, for which the different beliefs and cults enjoy of equal consideration.

It reformulate and relax the principle of acquiring the double or multiple citizenship: The acquisition of a foreign citizenship does not entail the loss of the Cuban citizenship.

It gives autonomy to the state enterprises while recognizing other forms of ownership over the means of production.

It guarantees the foreign investment as it considers it an important element with views at the economic development of the country, which is contained in the Guidelines of the Economic and Social Policy of the Party and the Revolution approved at the VII Party Congress.

The State promotes the advancement of science, technology and innovation as an essential elements for economic and social development.

RIGHTS, DUTIES AND GUARANTEES:

Our Constitution recognizes human dignity as the fundamental support of all rights and duties.

It updates, completes and significantly expands the catalog of rights. It confers all rights equal hierarchy and value.

It strengthens the protection of women, their equal rights in all areas in relation to men; while it ensures the exercise of their sexual and reproductive rights, and protects them from gender violence in any of its manifestations.

It provides and ratifies the right to receive free and quality public health and education.

It highlights the attention to then people with disabilities, as emphasis is placed on the obligation of the State, the society and the families to protect them, as well as to promote and ensure the full exercise of their rights.

It declares the principle of progressivity of rights.

It reconfigures the equality clause and the principle of non-discrimination, while incorporating the vulnerable or susceptible types or categories of segregation by age, disability, sexual orientation, gender, and gender identity, ethnic and territorial origin.

It introduces new rights such as the access to public information and to receive truthful, objective and timely information, to water, to healthy and appropriate food, to adequate housing and to a safe and healthy habitat, to a healthy and balanced environment, as well like that of consumers.

Among other progressive rights and legal provisions.