Law 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: International Law Commission, Domestic Worker, Treaty 2
6 Jan 2015
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International agreement in writing: formed with an intent to be bound; and, governed by international law, bilateral treaties those between canada and one other country, multilateral treaties: those between 3 or mores countries, generally developed under the auspices of international organizations, plurilateral treaties: generally entered into between one state and a group of states. 2: dualism, domestic law regulates relations between individuals within a state, and international law governs states, international and domestic law regulate discrete subject matter: domestic law covers issues relating to individuals within a state, whereas international law covers issues relating to state to state interaction. Entry of international law into domestic law: monism, automatic incorporation: international legal rules are automatically incorporated into domestic law, dualism, international law must be transformed into domestic law through a law making process [usually legislation], international law has no direct effect on a domestic legal system.
