| Article 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations is the Supermen Law of the Land under Article VI of the United States Constitution which
states that Treaties and Agreements between foreign governments shall be recognized by the United States (Adler, Mueller, Laufer. p. 451). The
Violation of this right causes a great deal of problems for foreign nationals that are interrogated and sign a confession declaring their
culpability in a crime that they might not have committed, but because they are not notified by the local authorities that they have the right to
contact their Consulate there are not aware of what rights they are waiving when they sign the confession.
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Updated 05/20/2006