Kindgo
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World Court/UN: possible santions on America!!.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (Feb. 5) - The United States must temporarily stay the executions of three Mexican citizens on death rows in Texas and Oklahoma, the World Court ruled Wednesday.
The ruling - which the court cannot enforce and the United States could ignore - said the delay was needed while the court investigated whether the men and 48 other Mexicans on death row in the United States were given their right to legal help from the Mexican government.
The 15-judge World Court, officially called the International Court of Justice, is the United Nation's body for resolving disputes between nations.
The United States has disregarded rulings in the past.
After Mexico filed the suit last month, the United States said a ruling in Mexico's favor would be an unwarranted intrusion on the U.S. criminal justice system and would infringe on U.S. sovereignty.
The U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands, Clifford Sobel, said the U.S. Justice Department was ''studying the decision'' and would comment on it as soon as possible.
''It's important to note that this is not a ruling on the merits of the case,'' he said Wednesday, adding that it would be ''premature'' to say whether the United States would abide by the decision.
If the United States does not, the World Court could complain to the U.N. Security Council, which could impose sanctions, court spokeswoman Laurence Blairon said.
In 1999, the court criticized the U.S. government, saying it had an obligation to enforce the ruling. In Wednesday's decision, the court ordered the United States to ''inform the court of all measures taken in implementation of this order.''
JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AMERICA...
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Kindgo
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