We don’t often think of a state’s criminal laws as having potential international repercussions. If, for example, someone is charged with drunken driving in Minnesota or if someone is even charged with murder here in Minnesota, we don’t think it would have sweeping that might affect American diplomacy. Nonetheless, a case in Texas has drawn [...]
Tags: criminal procedural rights, drunk driving, DWI, International Court of Justice, international criminal law, international treaty, murder, Vienna Convention on Consular Relations