Texas Executes Mexican Notwithstanding Violation of His Consular Rights

  On January 22, 2014, despite opposition from the State Department, Mexican officials, Latin advocates, and decisions by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights, Texas executed Edgar Arias Tamayo, a Mexican citizen whose case raised questions about whether Texas has violated international law, namely the obligation to notify the Mexican government that one of its nationals was arrested.[1]