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Dalhousie Law Journal

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1993

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Did She Mention My Name?: Citation Of Academic Authority By The Supreme Court Of Canada, 1985-1990, Vaughan Black, Nicholas Richter Oct 1993

Did She Mention My Name?: Citation Of Academic Authority By The Supreme Court Of Canada, 1985-1990, Vaughan Black, Nicholas Richter

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Readers of court judgments will have observed that in the course of expressing reasons for the decisions they reach, judges commonly refer to books and articles written by academics. This is not surprising. Many scholarly publications contain information, arguments and opinions pertinent to the choices that judges must make, and lawyers commonly refer to such works in the written and oral arguments they present to courts. We would therefore expect the judges who must assess and respond to such arguments to make mention of that scholarly material. Moreover a certain portion of academic writing-in particular, a preponderance of law review …


Effect Of Treaties In Domestic Law: Practice Of The People's Republic Of China, Li Zhaojie Apr 1993

Effect Of Treaties In Domestic Law: Practice Of The People's Republic Of China, Li Zhaojie

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During the last decade, the world has witnessed a rapid growth of China's treaty relations with other states and international organizations. Today, almost every aspect of the social life in China, ranging from civil and economic transactions of individual parties to affairs of state is increasingly regulatedby international treaties.1 This situation gives prominence to an important question: what is the effect of treaties in China's domestic legal system?