"At the center of Mexico's claim is the Vienna Convention, a 1963 treaty signed by both countries that says people traveling or living abroad have the right to contact their consulates when they are accused of a serious crime. "
"In the 2001 case, the court found that the United States had failed to inform a German citizen of his right to consular assistance.
But Walter LaGrand had already been executed in Arizona, in defiance of an injunction by the international court. "
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=518&ncid=732&e=3&u=/ap/20031216/ap_on_re_eu/world_court_us
Плевать на международные законы?
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Re: Плевать на международные законы?
"International law? I'd better call my lawyer," the American President joked in response to a reporter's question at the White House.
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/mid ... ory=472441
http://forum.privet.com/viewtopic.php?t=49266
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