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A Canadian Perspective On Fifty Years Of International Economic Law, J. Anthony Van Duzer Apr 2023

A Canadian Perspective On Fifty Years Of International Economic Law, J. Anthony Van Duzer

Dalhousie Law Journal

In 1970, “international economic law” (IEL) was not a distinct academic subject. Fifty years later, IEL has become an important and well-recognized field of legal enquiry, though its boundaries remain unclear. Globalization of trade and investment activity and the concomitant proliferation of trade and investment treaties over the last 50 years have been key drivers of academic interest in IEL and its transformation. The impacts of trade and investment on the protection of the environment and health, Indigenous, labour, and human rights, development, and other policy priorities have become significant subjects of academic discourse and are increasingly addressed in trade …


Privacy, Trusts And Cross-Border Transfers Of Personal Information: The Quebec Perspective In The Canadian Context, Eloise Gratton, Pierre-Christian Collins Hoffman Apr 2014

Privacy, Trusts And Cross-Border Transfers Of Personal Information: The Quebec Perspective In The Canadian Context, Eloise Gratton, Pierre-Christian Collins Hoffman

Dalhousie Law Journal

This paper argues that data protection laws apply to prevent the disclosure of certain information relating to trusts, which are increasingly being used .as business and investment vehicles. Given the broad scope of the concept of "personal information" found under both provincial and federal personal information protection statutes, arguments can be made that information relating to trust beneficiaries or trustees, where such beneficiaries or trustees are natural persons, enjoy some level of protection. Even where a trust contains an express choice of law clause providing that the laws of another province or country apply, Quebec conflict of laws rules may …


Lobster Fishery Licensing: Injustice And Muddling Through, Rod Snow Oct 1977

Lobster Fishery Licensing: Injustice And Muddling Through, Rod Snow

Dalhousie Law Journal

Lobster means different things to different people: for some it is the ultimate in gourmet dining; for the lobster fisherman it is the object of his labour and investment and the key to his lifestyle. There are over 20,000 lobster fishermen in Atlantic Canada who land approximately 36 million pounds of lobster at an annual landed value of about $40 million.' Lobster is Atlantic Canada's single most valuable fishery, more valuable than cod or herring. 2 Management of the lobster fishery is entrusted to the Fisheries and Marine Service of Environment Canada. A central aspect of their management programme has …