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ICJ on post-Avena execution of Mexican nationals

By Karl R. Keys, Esq.

The International Court of Justice has condemned the execution of Mr. José Ernesto Medellín Rojas. AP notes: The International Court of Justice ruled Monday that the United States defied its order last year when authorities in Texas executed a Mexican convicted of rape and murder. The U.N.’s highest court said the U.S. remains obliged to review the cases of about 50 other Mexicans on death row because they were denied access to their consulate after they were arrested. But it rejected Mexico’s request that Washington guarantee that each case will be reviewed and reconsidered. Both Mexico and the United States said they were satisfied with elements of the decision. “It was a mixed result,” said John Bellinger III, the legal adviser to the U...continue to full post

Full post as published by Capital Defense Weekly on January 20, 2009 (boomark / email).