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ICJ orders stays

By Karl R. Keys, Esq.

via SCOTUSBlog: Acting on a claim by Mexico?s government that the U.S. government has not done enough to assure the treaty rights of Mexican nationals facing execution for murders in the U.S., the World Court on Wednesday ordered the U.S. ? by a 7-5 vote ? to stop five imminent executions in Texas. Leaving it up to the U.S. to choose the way to carry out the order, the international tribunal ? formally, the International Court of Justice that sits in The Hague, Netherlands ? told the U.S. only to ?take all measures necessary to ensure? that Texas does not execute five individuals on its death row. The World Court issued its order to assure that the Mexicans remain alive until the tribunal can resolve a new dispute over the global obligations of the U...continue to full post

Full post as published by Capital Defense Weekly on July 16, 2008 (boomark / email).