Unlike offi­cials in some states who dis­missed a recent rul­ing from the International Court of Justice, U.S. President George W. Bush gave cre­dence to the deci­sion by call­ing Mexican President Vincente Fox on Tuesday to dis­cuss the rul­ing and pos­si­ble next steps regard­ing 51 Mexican for­eign nation­als on death row in the U.S. In its rul­ing, the World Court ordered the United States to review the con­vic­tions and sen­tences of 49 Mexican for­eign nation­als to deter­mine the appro­pri­ate rem­e­dy for the vio­la­tion of their rights to seek con­sular assis­tance or legal help from the Mexican gov­ern­ment. While some states have yet to show signs of respond­ing to the rul­ing, President Fox said he believes the U.S. will com­ply with the World Court order. (See Associated Press, April 13, 2004) See Foreign Nationals and DPIC’s home­page side­bar, includ­ing edi­to­ri­als from around the coun­try, regard­ing this decision.

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