Juan Mendoza Díaz is Professor of Procedural Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Havana (Universidad de La Habana – Cuba). Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Law of the University of Havana (Universidad de La Habana – Cuba). Master in Public Law from the University of Valencia (Universidad de Valencia – Spain). Master in Criminal Procedural Law from the University of Havana (Universidad de La Habana – Cuba). PhD in Law from the University of Havana (Universidad de La Habana – Cuba). Director of the Revista Cubana de Derecho. Member of the Editorial Board of the Revista de Estudios Iberoamericanos of the Ibero-American Studies Center of the Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid (Centro de Estudios de Iberoamérica de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos de Madrid). President of the Cuban Society of Procedural Law (Sociedad Cubana de Derecho Procesal). Member of the Ibero-American Institute of Procedural Law (Instituto Iberoamericano de Derecho Procesal). Arbitrator of the Cuban Court of International Commercial Arbitration (Corte Cubana de Arbitraje Comercial Internacional).
LOCAL RESEARCHERS - CUBA
Mirel Legrá Fleitas (born in Cuba), is master in Civil Law from Universidad de La Habana (Universidad de La Habana – Cuba), 2014, and doctoral research at the Fluminense Federal University’s Program of Sociology and Law (Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia e Direito da Univeridade Federal Fluminense – PPGSD/UFF), where she conduct a comparative study between Cuban and Brazilian legal systems with emphasis in mediation and conflict resolution. Is an Ambassador of the Foro Internacional de Mediadores Profesionales (FIMEP) in Cuba. She was Judge (2005-2012) in the Civil Court in Cuba and Lawyer (2012-2014) at the Organizacion de Bufetes Colectivos (Cuba). She was also, assistant professor at Universidad de La Habana (Universidad de La Habana – Cuba). Her research resulted in articles on the subject of access to justice and legal aid, including: “Asistencia jurídica: Una perspectiva jurídico-comparada entre Cuba y Brasil” (2016) and “Mediación de conflictos: una mirada al acceso a la justicia a partir de la asistencia jurídica gratuita universitaria” (2017) both in co-authorship with C. F. Alves. “Aspectos materiales y procesales de la obligación de dar alimentos: Breve perspectiva en Cuba y Brasil” co-author with F. P. Pimentel and G. P. Marques.