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Bush caves in to World Court on death penalty.(Insider Report)(George W. Bush)(Brief Article)

The New American

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Continuing a trend of caving in to international tribunals. President Bush issued an executive order on March 8 directing state courts to review dozens of death row cases involving Mexican nationals. The president's order came in response to a ruling by the International Court of Justice, a UN tribunal more commonly known as the World Court, which claimed that the U.S. violated the rights of 51 Mexicans on death rows in eight states. The president's order applies to 28 Mexican convicts in ...

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