LAW 722 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Constitution Act, 1982, Canada Act 1982, North American Free Trade Agreement

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Law and Business
• Course: LAW 722
• Professor: Avner Levin

Document Summary

Simple sovereign model: historically the sovereign was literally the monarchy. Every legal system has a sovereign that enforces it. International public law: treaties (i. e. , agreements) between sovereigns (states, customs (unclear what these actually are) Has no legal force as an international organization, and no legal force for internal disputes. Canada was one of the first 4 countries that refused to sign this agreement. Canadian sovereignty (cid:862)do(cid:373)i(cid:374)io(cid:374)(cid:863) (cid:272)(cid:396)eated (cid:271)(cid:455) b(cid:396)itai(cid:374) i(cid:374) (cid:1005)(cid:1012)(cid:1010)(cid:1011), b(cid:396)itish no(cid:396)th a(cid:373)e(cid:396)i(cid:272)a a(cid:272)t (cid:862)the e(cid:454)e(cid:272)uti(cid:448)e go(cid:448)e(cid:396)(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t a(cid:374)d autho(cid:396)it(cid:455) of a(cid:374)d o(cid:448)e(cid:396) ca(cid:374)ada is he(cid:396)e(cid:271)(cid:455) de(cid:272)la(cid:396)ed to (cid:272)o(cid:374)ti(cid:374)ue a(cid:374)d (cid:271)e (cid:448)ested i(cid:374) the quee(cid:374). (cid:863) Canadian legal system was separated from the british system in 1982, by what is known in england as the canada act (ac act of. How canadian sovereignty evolved: britain was sovereign, britain passed law (above) granting canada sovereignty, quee(cid:374) is still the e(cid:454)e(cid:272)uti(cid:448)e po(cid:449)e(cid:396) (cid:894)(cid:862)head of state(cid:863)(cid:895) Canada had a peaceful transition, but sovereignty can be acquired through conflict: e. g. , united states, catalonia.