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Transfer Of Penal Sanctions Treaties: An Endangered Species?, Abraham Abramovsky

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

This Article discusses the viability of United States Transfer of Penal Sanctions Treaties, focusing primarily on the Mexican-United States Treaty. The author argues that these treaties are effective and enforceable, but have been undermined by resort to unilateral abductions by the United States.

Part I of the Article examines the history and rationales leading to the promulgation of various penal sanctions treaties. The United States has entered these treaties largely because of the rising number of United States citizens incarcerated abroad, because of the substandard treatment afforded such prisoners, and because of the idea that offenders' rehabilitation will be eased …