Is our house in order? [[electronic resource] ] : Canada's implementation of international law / / edited by Chios Carmody

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910790439003321
• Autore: Carmody Chios
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2010
• ISBN: 1-283-53061-9; 9786613843067; 0-7735-8096-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (333 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): CarmodyChi
• Disciplina: 341.0971
• Soggetti: International and municipal law - Canada; International law - Canada
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction : is our house in order? : Canada's implementation of international law / Chios Carmody -- Canada's implementation of international law : why it matters / Michael Byers -- The relationship of international and domestic law as understood in Canada / Armand de Mestral -- Federalism and multi-level governance in foreign affairs : a comparison of Canada and Belgium / Stéphane Paquin -- On the nature and meaning of international legal obligation : Canada's response to Kyoto / Jaye Ellis -- Economic and social rights in an era of governance and governance arrangements in Canada : the need to re-visit the issue of the implementation of international human rights law / Lucie Lamarche -- Canada's implementation of the WTO agreement / Chios Carmody -- Canada's indoor arbitration management : making good on promises to the outside world / Anthony R. Daimsis -- Libman at twenty-five; or, Canada and qualified territoriality : do we understand jurisdiction yet? / Robert J. Currie -- Domestic reception and application of international humanitarian law : coming challenges for Canadian courts in the "campaign against terror" / Christopher K. Penny -- Letting the elephants watch the mice : the surrender of Canadian anti-bribery legislation to American jurisdiction / Dwight G. Newman -- Confidential information and privacy-related law in Canada and in international instruments / Margaret Ann Wilkinson.
• Sommario/riassunto: Canadians like to think that their country is law-abiding and honours its international commitments. Is Our House in Order? explores this public perception while considering whether or not it is correct in terms of domestic law.