Law 2101 Lecture 18: The Monist Approach to Integrating International Law into Domestic Law

• School: Western University
• Department: Law
• Course: Law 2101
• Professor: Mysty Sybil Clapton

Document Summary

The monist approach to integrating international law into domestic law. Can only enter domestic sphere if they are transformed into domestic law: e(cid:272)tio(cid:374) (cid:1013)(cid:1005) a(cid:374)d (cid:1013)(cid:1006) of (cid:272)o(cid:374)st. dete(cid:396)(cid:373)i(cid:374)e (cid:449)hethe(cid:396) it is fede(cid:396)al o(cid:396) p(cid:396)o(cid:448)i(cid:374)(cid:272)ial pa(cid:396)lia(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts that adopt legislation to transform international law into domestic law, pushpa(cid:374)atha(cid:374) (cid:272)ase: Treaties need to be transformed to have domestic effect. Courts will read the domestic legislation so as to conform to the international treaty where possible. Dualism review: untransformed treaties: the poli(cid:272)(cid:455) o(cid:374) ta(cid:271)ling of treaties in parliament in 2008. Eliminate the problem of untransformed treaties by making canada adopt legislation to transform the treaty before canada ratifies a treaty: bake(cid:396) case. Monism: overview: u(cid:374)de(cid:396) the (cid:373)o(cid:374)ist app(cid:396)oa(cid:272)h, the(cid:396)e is (cid:374)o di(cid:448)isio(cid:374) (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) the i(cid:374)te(cid:396)(cid:374)atio(cid:374)al a(cid:374)d domestic systems of law, t he legal s(cid:455)ste(cid:373) is a(cid:374) o(cid:396)ga(cid:374)i(cid:272) (cid:449)hole. The(cid:396)e is a (cid:272)o(cid:374)ti(cid:374)uu(cid:373) (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) the i(cid:374)te(cid:396)(cid:374)atio(cid:374)al a(cid:374)d domestic levels: i(cid:374)te(cid:396)(cid:374)atio(cid:374)al la(cid:449) is auto(cid:373)ati(cid:272)all(cid:455) i(cid:374)(cid:272)o(cid:396)po(cid:396)ated i(cid:374)to do(cid:373)esti(cid:272) la(cid:449) (cid:449)ithout a(cid:374)(cid:455) (cid:374)eed fo(cid:396) do(cid:373)esti(cid:272) legislation.