Mexican's death-row appeal rejected

washtimes ^ | November 18, 2003 | AP

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The Supreme Court refused yesterday to be drawn into an international debate over the legal rights of a Mexican on Oklahoma's death row.

The court was asked to consider whether American prosecutors are violating a 1963 international treaty when they do not notify foreign governments about death-penalty cases involving citizens of those countries. That issue is being debated internationally.

[dagnabbit]

Justice Breyer said the Supreme Court should not have disposed of the Torres case until the World Court has finished its deliberations.

Now we're "outsourcing" our legal system. Fortunately this attempt failed (So I guess Breyer will have to have with his Bombay clerk team).