Inter American Court on Human Rights - Advisory Opinion OC/16/99, 1st October 1999

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Type: International Advisory Opinion

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Summary: Failure to observe detained foreign national’s right to information on consular assistance recognised in international Convention was prejudicial to due process of law — Imposition of death penalty in such circumstances violated right not to be deprived of life arbitrarily as stipulated in relevant provisions of the human rights treaties

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Court: Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Ser A) No 16 (1999)

Jurisdiction: Mexico

Date 1999