On 9 January 2003 Mexico instituted proceedings against the United States of America in a dispute concerning alleged breaches of Articles 5 and 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 24 April 1963 in relation to the treatment of a number of Mexican nationals who had been tried, convicted and sentenced to death in criminal proceedings in the United States. On 9 January 2003 Mexico also asked the Court to indicate provisional measures, and in particular to order the United States to take all measures necessary to ensure that no Mexican national was executed pending a final decision of the Court.
On 5 February 2003 the Court unanimously adopted an Order indicating such measures. On 31 March 2004, in the judgment on the merits, the Court found that the United States of America had breached its obligations to Mr. Avena and other Mexican nationals and to Mexico under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.
On 5 June 2008 Mexico filed a Request for Interpretation of part of the Judgment of 31 March 2004.
Avena as a Challenge to the Federal American Legal SystemResearch / Basic Legal Tools (Research Document)
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Avena and other Mexican nationals: Application, 9-1-2003Avena and other Mexican nationals: Counter-Memorial of the United States of America, 3-11-2003Avena and other Mexican nationals: Declaration of President Shi, 31-3-2004Avena and other Mexican nationals: Declaration of Vice-President Ranjeva, 31-3-2004 (French text only)Avena and other Mexican nationals: Judgment, 31-3-2004Avena and other Mexican nationals: Memorial of Mexico, 20-6-2003Avena and other Mexican nationals: Order of 22 May 2003Avena and other Mexican nationals: Order of 5 February 2003Avena and other Mexican nationals: Order of 5 February 2003Avena and other Mexican nationals: Order of 5 February 2003: Declaration of Judge OdaAvena and other Mexican nationals: Separate opinion of Judge ad hoc Sepulveda, 31-3-2004Avena and other Mexican nationals: Separate opinion of Judge Parra-Aranguren, 31-3-2004Avena and other Mexican nationals: Separate opinion of Judge Tomka, 31-3-2004 (translation)Avena and other Mexican nationals: Separate opinion of Judge Vereshchetin, 31-3-2004Avena and other Mexican nationals: Summary of the Judgment, 31-3-2004 Research/ miscellaneous (Research Document)
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Avena and other Mexican nationals: Oral Pleadings, 15-12-2003 (I)Avena and other Mexican nationals: Oral Pleadings, 15-12-2003 (I) (translation)Avena and other Mexican nationals: Oral Pleadings, 15-12-2003 (II)Avena and other Mexican nationals: Oral Pleadings, 15-12-2003 (II) (translation)Avena and other Mexican nationals: Oral Pleadings, 16-12-2003 (I)Avena and other Mexican nationals: Oral Pleadings, 16-12-2003 (I) (translation)Avena and other Mexican nationals: Oral Pleadings, 16-12-2003 (II)Avena and other Mexican nationals: Oral Pleadings, 16-12-2003 (II) (translation)Avena and other Mexican nationals: Oral Pleadings, 18-12-2003Avena and other Mexican nationals: Oral Pleadings, 18-12-2003 (translation)Avena and other Mexican nationals: Oral Pleadings, 19-12-2003Avena and other Mexican nationals: Oral Pleadings, 19-12-2003 (translation)Avena and other Mexican nationals: Oral Pleadings, 21-1-2003 (I)Avena and other Mexican nationals: Oral Pleadings, 21-1-2003 (I) (translation)Avena and other Mexican nationals: Oral Pleadings, 21-1-2003 (II)Avena and other Mexican nationals: Oral Pleadings, 21-1-2003 (II) (translation)Avena and other Mexican nationals: Oral Pleadings, 21-1-2003 (III)Avena and other Mexican nationals: Oral Pleadings, 21-1-2003 (III) (translation)Avena and other Mexican nationals: Oral Pleadings, 21-1-2003 (IV)Avena and other Mexican nationals: Oral Pleadings, 21-1-2003 (IV) (translation)
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