An American dilemma : international law, capital punishment, and federalism / by Mary Welek Atwell.
An American Dilemma examines the issue of capital punishment in the United States as it conflicts with the nation's obligations under the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. In a number of high profile cases, foreign nationals have been executed after being denied their rights under t...
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New York, NY :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2015.
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| Series: | International law, crime, and politics.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- American exceptionalism
- Legal framework
- The execution of a foreign national : Angel Breard
- The execution of a foreign national : Joseph Stanley Faulder
- The execution of two foreign nationals : Karl and Walter LaGrand
- Avena and the case of Jose Medellin
- Sovereignty and federalism
- The execution of a foreign national : Humberto Leal Garcia and after.