Medellín v. Texas decision

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:citation	552 U.S. 491
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date	March 25, 2008
gptkbp:decidedBy	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy	gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg gptkb:David_Souter gptkb:John_Paul_Stevens gptkb:Stephen_Breyer
gptkbp:docketNumber	06-984
gptkbp:fullName	Jose Ernesto Medellín v. Texas
gptkbp:heldBy	International Court of Justice decisions are not directly enforceable federal law in the United States The President cannot unilaterally enforce a non-self-executing treaty in state courts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Medellín v. Texas decision
gptkbp:legalImpact	Clarified the limits of presidential power regarding treaties Limited the enforceability of international court decisions in U.S. domestic law
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy	gptkb:Anthony_Kennedy gptkb:John_Roberts gptkb:Antonin_Scalia gptkb:Clarence_Thomas gptkb:Samuel_Alito Stephen Breyer (in part)
gptkbp:petitioner	Jose Ernesto Medellín
gptkbp:predecessor	Cases involving treaty enforcement in U.S. courts
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:International_Court_of_Justice gptkb:Vienna_Convention_on_Consular_Relations Avena and Other Mexican Nationals (Mexico v. United States of America)
gptkbp:response	gptkb:State_of_Texas
gptkbp:subject	gptkb:international_relations gptkb:Vienna_Convention_on_Consular_Relations Presidential authority Treaty enforcement
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:2008_in_American_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7