POLI 441 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Section 33 Of The Canadian Charter Of Rights And Freedoms, Predatory Pricing, General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade

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Promises must be kept, unless there occurs a fundamental change of circumstances. Martial law - when the constitution is suspended. All of the world"s constitutions have within them some amount of policy space/flexibility/escape clauses. Makes the agreement more ratifiable i. e. lowers the barriers to entry - countries likely wouldn"t join on if they didn"t have an out in specific circumstances. Preserves an agreement"s legitimacy - rules that are flouted lose value; because it"s within the constitution, it"s like you"re breaking the law without breaking the law. Allows signatories/leaders to respond to political exigency - they will do anything to remain in power, so if we have a tension between compliance and remaining in power, they will flout the rules; we are better off recognizing that. Law is more perfect when its imperfect - we don"t want it to be entirely rigid. Increases welfare from temporarily protecting otherwise competitive industries - it is.

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