Mexico to U.S.: Respect ruling in death case

[AlphaCentauri]

The Mexican government asked Washington to abide by the ruling of the International Court of Justice in The Hague to guarantee the rights of the 51 Mexicans sentenced to death in the United States after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a call to review the case of one of the death row inmates being held in Texas.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the state of Texas is not required to grant a new trial to Jose Ernesto Medellin - sentenced to death in 1994 after he was convicted of the rape and murder of two teenage girls - despite President George W. Bush’s order for a retrial based on a decision by the ICJ. By a vote of 6-3, the justices found that Bush has no authority to order a re-opening of the dual-murder case.

Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority, said the ICJ ruling cannot be applied to U.S. states and that Bush cannot “establish binding rules of decision that pre-empt contrary state law.” Dissenting from the opinion were Justices Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and David Souter.

The Mexican Foreign Ministry, in a communique, said it regretted the Supreme Court decision, adding that it will insist that the ICJ ruling be respected by states that have accepted the international court’s jurisdiction.
http://www.laoferta.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4173&Itemid=38

[Xipe Totec]

1. And we invaded Iraq to uphold international law

Will George invade Texas now?