Seventh Circuit Rules on Vienna Convention

March 14th, 2007 at 02:20pm

On March 12, the Seventh Circuit ruled that Article 36 of the Vienna Convention grants private rights to aliens who are in the United States from countries party to the Convention.  The opinion noted that, unlike the Fifth and Sixth Circuits, the Seventh Circuit does not regard the Convention’s Preamble as  capable of creating ambiguity in the otherwise plain language of the article.  The case is Jogi v. Voges, 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 5713.

Entry Filed under: Americas, International Law in Domestic Courts, Treaties and International Agreements