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NEW VOICES: Request for Texas to honor treaty for safety of U.S. citizens abroad

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A new Houston editorial from Senator Rodney Ellis and law professor Craig Jackson argues that Gov. Perry and the Texas Board of Pardons should follow the International Court of Justice s order to stay the executions of the Mexican citizens in Texas. They believe the World Court s decision was the right thing to do and Gov. Perry would do well to consider how defiance of the World Court ruling will affect the safety of Americans abroad who rely on the same treaty protections that Texas violated in these cases. The World Court argues that the U.S. is in violation of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations agreement that law enforcement would ensure that foreigner arrests would be quickly reported to their nations consulates. The reason the U...continue to full post

Full post as published by Death Penalty Information Center on September 24, 2008 (boomark / email).