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Rebus Sic Stantibus: Notification Of Consular Rights After Medellin, Aaron A. Ostrovsky, Brandon E. Reavis
Rebus Sic Stantibus: Notification Of Consular Rights After Medellin, Aaron A. Ostrovsky, Brandon E. Reavis
Michigan Journal of International Law
This Comment examines, through principles of public international law and U.S. jurisprudence, the relationship between U.S. courts and the ICJ to determine if the former are indeed bound by the latter's decisions, proprio motu, or if instead some Executive action is required to make the decisions binding on the judiciary. Part of this examination will entail a discussion of the potential for dialogue between the ICJ and U.S. courts to "pierce the veil of sovereignty" that traditionally conceals the inner workings of sovereign states from the scrutiny of international tribunals. Based on this assessment, the Comment then addresses how …
Article 36 Of The Vienna Convention On Consular Relations: A Search For The Right To Consul, Mark J. Kadish
Article 36 Of The Vienna Convention On Consular Relations: A Search For The Right To Consul, Mark J. Kadish
Michigan Journal of International Law
This paper addresses Article 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, a treaty provision which is often violated by the United States.