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Dalhousie Law Journal

1975

Domestic law

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International Treaty Law And The Domestic Law Of Canada, R. St. J. Macdonald Sep 1975

International Treaty Law And The Domestic Law Of Canada, R. St. J. Macdonald

Dalhousie Law Journal

In this paper I propose to explore the relationship between treaty law and domestic law in Canada. I will start with the familiar theory of the relationship between treaties and domestic law in England and in Canada and then move to less familiar areas of Canadian practice. An attempt will be made to investigate the rather murky area surrounding interdepartmental arrangements between Canada and sovereign states which are less than treaties but which do affect domestic law. I will attempt to raise, if not to answer, preliminary questions about the effectiveness of these procedures, the safeguards inherent in them, and …


International Treaty Law And The Domestic Law Of Canada, R. St. J. Macdonald Sep 1975

International Treaty Law And The Domestic Law Of Canada, R. St. J. Macdonald

Dalhousie Law Journal

In this paper I propose to explore the relationship between treaty law and domestic law in Canada. I will start with the familiar theory of the relationship between treaties and domestic law in England and in Canada and then move to less familiar areas of Canadian practice. An attempt will be made to investigate the rather murky area surrounding interdepartmental arrangements between Canada and sovereign states which are less than treaties but which do affect domestic law. I will attempt to raise, if not to answer, preliminary questions about the effectiveness of these procedures, the safeguards inherent in them, and …