Posted on 07/11/2008 6:29:08 AM PDT by Abathar
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The World Court said on Friday it will rule next week on a Mexican request that it seek a delay of the imminent U.S. executions of five of its citizens, who Mexico argues were denied consular assistance.
One of the five on death row, Jose Medellin, is due to die on August 5 in Texas, prompting Mexico to make its petition last month for urgent action.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will issue its decision on July 16.
The ICJ in The Hague ruled in 2004 that the United States had violated international law by failing to inform 51 Mexicans on death row of their right to consular assistance and said the cases should be reviewed.
Mexico opposes the U.S. death penalty and the issue has strained relations between the two neighbors.
In 2005, U.S. President George W. Bush, a staunch defender of the death penalty, directed state courts to review the 51 cases following the World Court's ruling, saying the United States must adhere to its international treaty obligations.
But the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in March that Bush overstepped his authority when he directed Texas to comply with the ICJ's ruling and reopen the case against Medellin.
A gang member, Medellin was denied the right to meet with a consular official from Mexico after his arrest for the June 1993 rape and murder of two teenage girls in Houston. The killings were linked to a gang initiation.
Under the Vienna Convention, foreign nationals have a right to talk to consular officers after their arrests.
Texas has acknowledged Medellin was never told he could talk to Mexican officials. But it has argued that claim cannot be made now because he never raised it at trial or sentencing.
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BS! Come over here and enforce it UN.
Stick the needle in and juice his ass up NOW!!!!!!!!
Dude.... You say something like that in S.F. and you will be the hit of the party. But I completely agree with the spirit in which you wrote it. :-)
A gang member, Medellin was denied the right to meet with a consular official from Mexico after his arrest for the June 1993 rape and murder of two teenage girls in Houston. The killings were linked to a gang initiation.
World Court and Mexico...BITE ME!...Hang ‘em high!
Perhaps if the US ignores the World Court’s opinion, the UN will kick us out.
Really!!! Could we BE so lucky?!?!?
...and I wonder how our nation traveled to this point in time that his appeal would be a consideration.
Dear mercy....and both candidates are pursuing votes of illegals and seeking approval from La Raza.
Execute this POS immediately.
BTW what about the rights of the two young girls he RAPED AND MURDERED. This POS is as guilty as it gets.
Scew the ICJ and the UN. They are worthless.
US out of the UN
UN out of the US
Who is this Marine?
Anyone want to take bets on how they’ll rule?
The President should meditate while he's clearing underbrush that the U.S. criminal justice system is owned and operated by the citizens of the United States.
It is NOT the possession of globalist elite con artists-in-black robes wallowing in their plush life-styles as members of some bogus supra-national "court" at the Hague.
Leni
Chesty Puller
Oh, these Euro-fascist judicial would-be dictators just make me tremble......
To paraphrase Josef Stalin, "How many divisions does the World Court have?"
Leni
Invite the Mexican consul to the execution. Problem solved....
Excellent idea....they can chat all they want...for two minutes.
There was a report on Fox yesterday - the jobs are drying up, and the illegals AND THEIR FAMILIES are trying to get back to Mexico. They have to have a permit for their kids (born here) to go to school there.
Thanks. Just read about him on Wikipedia (yep, it’s actually good for some things). What an incredible Marine. Of course his name sounds like it came from MST3K....
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