Medellin v. Texas

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:citation 552 U.S. 491
Subsequent U.S. cases on treaty enforcement
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:countryOfPetitioner gptkb:Mexico
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 gptkb:Jose_Ernesto_Medellin_v._Texas
gptkbp:heldBy President cannot unilaterally enforce non-self-executing treaties
ICJ decisions are not directly enforceable federal law
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Medellin v. Texas
gptkbp:legalIssue Presidential authority to enforce international treaties
Enforceability of International Court of Justice decisions in U.S. courts
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:Anthony_Kennedy
gptkb:Antonin_Scalia
gptkb:Clarence_Thomas
gptkb:John_G._Roberts,_Jr.
gptkb:Samuel_Alito
Stephen Breyer (in part)
gptkbp:petitioner gptkb:Jose_Ernesto_Medellin
gptkbp:predecessor Enforcement of international judgments in U.S. law
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Vienna_Convention_on_Consular_Relations
gptkb:Avena_and_Other_Mexican_Nationals_(ICJ_case)
gptkbp:response gptkb:State_of_Texas
gptkbp:result Conviction and sentence upheld
gptkbp:subject gptkb:international_relations
gptkb:Criminal_procedure
gptkb:Federalism
Treaty law
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Youngstown_Sheet_&_Tube_Co._v._Sawyer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6