Taming Globalization: International Law, the U.S. Constitution, and the New World Order

by John Yoo and Julain Ku

Book Overview

In 1997, a Mexican national named Jose Ernesto Medellin was sentenced to death for raping and murdering two teenage girls in Texas. In 2004, the International Court of Justice ruled that he was entitled to appellate review of his sentence, since the arresting officers had not informed him of his right to seek assistance from the Mexican consulate prior to trial, as prescribed by a treaty ratified by Congress in 1963. In 2008, amid fierce controversy,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199837422
• ISBN13: 9780199837427
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: OUP Us
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"