Mora v. People of State of New York

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• explaining that treaty interpretation requires consideration of not only the text of the treaty, but also “the context in which the written words are used”
• noting the presumption that treaties do not create “privately enforceable rights in the absence of express language”
• collecting cases from ten circuits holding that there is a presumption that treaties do not create privately enforceable rights in the absence of express language to the contrary
• “The Department of State considers the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties an authoritative guide to current treaty law and practice.”
• Article 36.1(b) does not provide for individual rights that can be vindicated in an action under section 1983
• “The Department of State considers the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties an authoritative guide to current treaty law and practice.”

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