How The U.S. Supreme Court Recently Refused to Enforce U.S. Law, and Insulted the International Court of Justice
Friday, November 21, 2003
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The U.S. Supreme Court recently denied review in the important case of Torres v. Mullin. It should have accepted the case, or at least refrained from declining review until after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) had ruled on the petitioner's claims.
In declining review, the Court turned a blind eye to the United States' repeated violations of its obligations under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (VCCR). And in so doing, it refused to enforce U.S. law.
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