The law of consular access : a documentary guide / John Quigley, William J. Aceves and S. Adele Shank.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Quigley, John B.

Contributor:

Aceves, William J.

Shank, S. Adele.

Series:

Routledge research in international law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diplomatic protection.

Consular law.

Detention of persons.

Defense (Criminal procedure).

Physical Description:

xviii, 303 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.

Contents:

Overview of consular access

Role of consuls in assisting a national

Situations requiring advice about consular access

Individuals who must be advised

Timing of consular access

Confidentiality of communication

Automatic notification under bilateral treaties

Rights assertable against the receiving state

Consular access as a due process right

Statutory right to sending state protection

Non-statutory right to sending state protection

Incorporation into domestic law

Subsidiary regulation and legislation

Availability of a judicial remedy

Domestic effect of international decisions

Prejudice as a prerequisite for a judicial remedy

Suppression of evidence as a judicial remedy

Procedural default as barring a remedy

Consular access violation as grounds for sentence reduction or clemency

Monetary damages for a foreign national

Intervention in court by a sending state

Civil suit by a sending state

Diplomatic protest by a sending state

Jurisdiction in the International Court of Justice

Jurisdiction in Inter-American human rights organs

Proceedings in the International Court of Justice

Proceedings in the Inter-American human rights system.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [288]-294) and index.

ISBN:

9780415483278

0415483271

9780203866658

0203866657

OCLC:

311757022