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Canadian Death Row Prisoners' International Law Claims Rejected

Loaded on May 15, 2008

Filed under: Preliminary Injunctions/TRO's, International Law, Death Penalty/Death Row, Death Penalty. Location: Texas.

The plaintiff, a Canadian sentenced to death in the United States, alleged that he had been subjected to psychological torture in violation of the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment because of his nine execution dates and repeated stays during 22 years on death ...

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