Case Background
The Vienna Convention and Supreme Court Precedent
Pursuant to Article 36 of theVienna Convention on Consular Relations (VCCR), when a foreign national of asignatory state is arrested or otherwise detained, appropriate authoritieswithin the receiving signatory State must inform him “without delay of hisright to have his consulate notified. In the consolidated cases of Moises Sanchez-Llamas v. Oregon and Bustillo v. Johnson, decided on June 28,2006, the Supreme Court considered arguments as to what judicial remedy, ifany, is available to foreign nationals in U.S. criminal proceedings who arenot provided requisite consular information. Background on the VCCR and U.S. Implementation The VCCR is a multilateralagreement codifying consular practices…
