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To: dark_lord
The 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Rights. I believe article 5 obligates us to contact the consul whenever a citizen of the consular nation is arrested.

I posted this earlier. Does anyone ever read previous posts? And the lurking Libertarian brings up another good point: if we ignore this, does anyone else have a reason to grant that right to our citizens? I love it when smart people agree with me.

73 posted on 02/05/2003 5:30:49 PM PST by Buckeye Bomber
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To: Buckeye Bomber
I posted this earlier. Does anyone ever read previous posts?

Well, as to that, see my post #43. I provide a link to the text of the VIENNA CONVENTION ON CONSULAR RELATIONS AND OPTIONAL PROTOCOLS of 1963. So what? Where in article 5 does is say anything about US law enforcement personnel being required to contact an alien's consul either before or immediately after arresting them? Nowhere. We are merely required to permit them to have such communication if they request it. None of which is really the point.

The point is -- what treaty did we sign that gives the "World Court" authority over us? The Vienna Treaty does not.

81 posted on 02/05/2003 5:49:39 PM PST by dark_lord
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