▁concerning ▁J aff e ' s ▁ab du ction , ▁including ▁whether ▁the ▁U . S . ▁was ▁responsible ▁under ▁international ▁law ▁for ▁the ▁kid n apping , ▁whether ▁the ▁U . S . ▁had ▁viol ated ▁its ▁extr ad ition ▁treat y ▁with ▁Canada ▁or ▁other ▁legal ▁oblig ations ▁it ▁ow ed ▁to ▁Canada , ▁whether ▁Canada ▁could ▁demand ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁J aff e ▁or ▁re par ation ▁for ▁any ▁U . S . ▁viol ation ▁of ▁legal ▁oblig ations , ▁and ▁whether ▁Canada ▁could ▁take ▁its ▁case ▁to ▁the ▁International ▁Court ▁of ▁Justice . ▁Charles ▁B . ▁Bour ne ▁wrote ▁a ▁legal ▁opinion ▁for ▁the ▁department ▁address ing ▁these ▁questions . ▁He ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁U . S . ▁had ▁bre ached ▁international ▁law ▁by ▁not ▁taking ▁measures ▁to ▁prevent ▁J aff e ' s ▁kid n apping ▁or ▁viol ations ▁of ▁his ▁human ▁rights ▁by ▁its ▁citizens . ▁While ▁he ▁stated ▁that ▁J aff e ' s ▁ab du ction ▁was ▁a ▁private ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁state ▁act , ▁he ▁found ▁that ▁a ▁Canadian ▁protest ▁and ▁demand ▁for ▁his ▁return ▁would ▁place ▁an ▁oblig ation ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁rep atri ate ▁him ▁in ▁either ▁case . ▁Finally , ▁he ▁stated ▁that ▁Florida ' s ▁actions ▁against ▁J aff e ▁viol ated ▁international ▁law . ▁ ▁Mot ion ▁to ▁dismiss ▁charges ▁against ▁J aff e ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁the ▁Canadian ▁government ▁file d ▁its ▁own ▁motion ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for