International Law
Jan. 30, 2009
In Medellin Case, U.S. Turned a Cold Shoulder to International Law
In executing a Mexican national before the world court ruled on the matter, the U.S. willingly ignored international law.
Charles S. Doskow
Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law, University of La Verne College of Law
Email: dosklaw@aol.com
Harvard Law School
Charles is a past president of the Inland Empire Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, and in 2012 was awarded the chapter's Erwin Chemerinsky Defender of the Constitution award.
On Jan. 19, the International Court of Justice at the Hague, usually referred to as the world court, issued a judgment in Mexico v. United States of America. The case involved Mexico's claim that its nationals arrested in America had been denied rights under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, a treaty to which both parties are signatories.
The defendants included Jose Medellin, convicted of rape and murder in Texas. What makes the opinion of particular int...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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