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Acknowledgments -- Prologue / Fernando Solana -- Introduction -- Death Penalty: -- Definition and history of the death penalty -- Death penalty debate -- Death penalty in the United States -- Legal evolution of the death penalty -- Death penalty and legislation cases -- Legal procedure of the death penalty -- Life on death row and the execution of a convict -- Consular protection of Mexicans sentenced to death in the United States: -- History of the consular protection provided by the government of Mexico to its citizens abroad -- Situation of Mexicans sentenced to death in the United States -- Work of the Mexican government in the protection of Mexican citizens sentenced to death in the United States -- Avena Case: -- Background -- Case concerning Avena and other Mexican nationals (Mexico v United States) before the International Court of Justice -- Aldape Case: -- Murders -- Writ of Habeas corpus -- Evidentiary hearing -- Vindication -- Final reflections and conclusions -- Glossary -- Appendices: -- Appendix 1-A: Death penalty worldwide -- Appendix 1-B: Global categories regarding the death penalty -- Appendix 1-C: a: Anti-death penalty organizations and groups in the United States -- b: International legislation regarding the right to life and opposed to the death penalty -- Appendix 2-A: Minors executed under the death penalty -- Bibliography.

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