Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2002
Source Publication
Wayne Law Review. Volume 48, Number 1 (2002), p. 1-55.
Keywords
Attorney General for Canada v. Attorney General for Ontario; Canada sovereignty; constitutional limits on treaty power; federalism; federalism and constitution; federalism and treaties; international rights; Labour Conventions Case; Missouri v. Holland
Abstract
This article explores the relationship between federalism, treaties, and international rights under the Canadian Constitution. A comment on comparative analysis precedes the introduction to that project. Recognizing that the similarities and differences that distinguish federal states offer a distinctive source of insight, the discussion draws on American parallels when feasible. Even so, the article's main objective is to explain how Canada ratified and implemented international instruments in the face of the significant restrictions on the national government's treaty power. In general terms, after analyzing a constitutional jurisprudence that subordinated sovereignty in foreign relations to principles, of federalism, the article explores the process by which the constraints of the doctrine were overcome.
Repository Citation
Cameron, Jamie. "Federalism, Treaties, and International Human Rights Under the Canadian Constitution." Wayne Law Review 48.1 (2002): 1-55.
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