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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
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gptkbp:category
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United States Supreme Court cases
United States Supreme Court cases of the Roberts Court
2008 in United States case law
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gptkbp:citation
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552 U.S. 491
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gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy
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gptkb:John_Paul_Stevens
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:date
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March 25, 2008
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gptkbp:decidedBy
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gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy
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gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkb:David_Souter
gptkb:John_Paul_Stevens
gptkb:Stephen_Breyer
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gptkbp:docketNumber
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06-984
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gptkbp:fullName
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Jose Ernesto Medellín v. Texas
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gptkbp:heldBy
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The President cannot unilaterally enforce a non-self-executing treaty in the states
International Court of Justice decisions are not directly enforceable federal law in the United States
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Medellín v. Texas
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gptkbp:legalImpact
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Clarified the status of international treaties in U.S. domestic law
Limited presidential power regarding treaty enforcement
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gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy
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gptkb:John_G._Roberts,_Jr.
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gptkbp:petitioner
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Jose Ernesto Medellín
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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Avena and Other Mexican Nationals (Mexico v. United States of America)
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gptkbp:response
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gptkb:State_of_Texas
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gptkbp:subject
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gptkb:international_relations
gptkb:Federalism
gptkb:Vienna_Convention_on_Consular_Relations
Treaty enforcement
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Steel_Seizure_Case
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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