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Originally Posted by Kevin
My understanding is that the SCOTUS has already ruled (back in '08) that the International Criminal Court's ruling that the U.S. review these sorts of cases was non-binding on U.S. Courts. The Justice Department's request was more likely based on international politics than it was in its actual view on the law.
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True, as keeping our side of treaties is generally important if we want people to keep agreeing to them with us. It doesn't mean it was illegal but it was still kind of a dick move no matter how deserved the move. But then, I'm of the mind that our attitude toward capital punishment is childish and backwards for a western nation, so I'm biased. It would have been nice if they'd delayed at some point for the requisite review even if just for the look of things.
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