The International Court of Justice ruled Wednesday that the United States violated the rights of 51 Mexicans on death row and ordered their cases be reviewed.
New York Times 5-11-84 "nothing contained in the measures indicated by the Court is consistent with current United States policy or activities with repsect to Nicaragua."
Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on January 27, 1960 The International Court of Justice jurisdiction does not applly to "disputes with regard to matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of the United States of America as determined by the United States of America." Hubert Humphrey wants to change that.
Attorney General Rogers, formerly General Rogers - Army Chief of Staff, has been campaigning to have the United States drop its reservations affecting the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice