Investigates how foreigners charged with capital murder in the United States are deprived of rights by police and courts.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
John Quigley represented the European Union before the Supreme Court of the United States in cases relating to foreigners under sentence of death in the United States. He initiated petitions in the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights for such persons, and argued that same issue in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
Inhaltsangabe
Part I. Leveling the Playing Field: 1. Consular access as an antidote 2. Treaty rights for foreigners 3. Making treaty rights stick 4. United States on board Part II. Death Cases Intrude: 5. American consuls in blindfolds 6. The first capital cases 7. American law: a legal labyrinth 8. Capital punishment and human rights 9. Why treaties matter Part III. Into the Lion's Den: 10. Foreign countries go to court 11. First brush with the World Court 12. The United States against the Western hemisphere 13. Paraguay out, Germany in 14. Inter-American Court deals a blow 15. Two different planets 16 Federal courts reject consular claims 17 Uncle Sam in a corner Part IV. Keeping the World at Bay: 18. World Court debacle 19. Lagrand sows confusion 20 Inter-American Commission in shock 21. World Court says judges must act 22. Exiting the World Court Part V. Coping with the Fallout: 23. Supreme Court nixes remedies 24. Texas courts refuse President Bush 25. Supreme Court rejects World Court 26. A legislative fix proves elusive 27. Condemned Mexicans after the Avena case Part VI. The United States Stands Alone: 28. Consular access as a human right 29. The obligation of countries of origin 30. Collateral damage 31. The need for new thinking Bibliography Index.
Part I. Leveling the Playing Field: 1. Consular access as an antidote 2. Treaty rights for foreigners 3. Making treaty rights stick 4. United States on board Part II. Death Cases Intrude: 5. American consuls in blindfolds 6. The first capital cases 7. American law: a legal labyrinth 8. Capital punishment and human rights 9. Why treaties matter Part III. Into the Lion's Den: 10. Foreign countries go to court 11. First brush with the World Court 12. The United States against the Western hemisphere 13. Paraguay out, Germany in 14. Inter-American Court deals a blow 15. Two different planets 16 Federal courts reject consular claims 17 Uncle Sam in a corner Part IV. Keeping the World at Bay: 18. World Court debacle 19. Lagrand sows confusion 20 Inter-American Commission in shock 21. World Court says judges must act 22. Exiting the World Court Part V. Coping with the Fallout: 23. Supreme Court nixes remedies 24. Texas courts refuse President Bush 25. Supreme Court rejects World Court 26. A legislative fix proves elusive 27. Condemned Mexicans after the Avena case Part VI. The United States Stands Alone: 28. Consular access as a human right 29. The obligation of countries of origin 30. Collateral damage 31. The need for new thinking Bibliography Index.
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