[dirtboy]

In yesterday's Hamdan ruling, the court said the U.S. must abide by the strictest interpretations of the Geneva Accord, which is not kept by most other countries and is largely null and void. Yet, in these cases, the Court ruled otherwise--that an international treaty, the Vienna Convention, was not binding.

Ping to your attention.

[Sandy]

Yet, in these cases, the Court ruled otherwise--that an international treaty, the Vienna Convention, was not binding.

This is bad reporting. The Court totally skipped the question of whether the treaty rights are judicially enforceable. The Court only said that even IF the treaty were judicially enforceable, the exclusionary rule wouldn't be an appropriate remedy for its violation. The plaintiff wanted the Court to create something similar to the Miranda rule, meaning if a suspect wasn't read his treaty rights, his confession or whatever would get thrown out. The Court said take a hike.