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ASIL Secretary on Avena
On May 12, 2008, Jurist Legal News & Research published personal observations from Rick Kirgis, Secretary of the American Society of International Law, on the conflict of the planned execution by Texas of José Ernesto Medellín with international law, specifically the United States' obligations under the United Nations Charter and the Statute of the International Court of Justice.
It is immaterial for international law purposes that it is the state of Texas, rather than the federal government of the United States, that has failed to provide the required review and reconsideration, Kirgis writes based on the ICJ's LaGrand decision. -- Clemens Kochinke, Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe, LLP, Washington.
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