International Treaties in Nigerian and Canadian Courts

African Journal of International and Comparative Law 19.1 (2011): 38-65

29 Pages Posted: 10 Sep 2014

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Chilenye Nwapi

University of British Columbia Faculty of Law; University of Calgary

Date Written: 2011

Abstract

The task of this paper is to examine comparatively the treaty practices of two commonwealth countries that both practise a decentralised federal system of government. This is done through a comparative review of the constitutions and the legislative and executive practices of Nigeria and Canada with regard to treaty making and implementation, and the principles of interpretation in the courts of both countries. The comparison reveals the common constitutional problems that typically confront federations with regard to treaty-making and implementation, and how one country has been responding to those problems. The aim is to indicate how the other country can strengthen its own treaty practice, especially towards enhancing inter-governmental cooperation, to overcome those problems.

Keywords: Treating Making, Treaty Implementation, Federalism and Treaty-Making

Suggested Citation

Nwapi, Chilenye and Nwapi, Chilenye, International Treaties in Nigerian and Canadian Courts (2011). African Journal of International and Comparative Law 19.1 (2011): 38-65, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2493222

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