Contribution to Book
The Role of International Treaties in the Interpretation of Canadian Intellectual Property Statutes
THE GLOBALIZED RULE OF LAW: RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC LAW
(2006)
Abstract
The relationship between domestic intellectual property statutes and international law in growing in scope and depth. This paper is a chapter in a book that emphasizes that international law is not only used to interpret domestic law but in fact may itself become a guide for international tribunals, such as the World Trade Organization Dispute-Settlement Body. The Paper considers mostly the role that international norms have played in recent decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada and the Federal Court.
Keywords
- Treaties,
- Berne Convention,
- WIPO Copyright Treaty,
- Application in domestic law
Disciplines
Publication Date
2006
Editor
Oonagh Fitzgerald
Publisher
Irwin Law
Publisher Statement
(c) Irwin Law 2006; Daniel Gervais
Citation Information
Daniel J Gervais. "The Role of International Treaties in the Interpretation of Canadian Intellectual Property Statutes" 2006TorontoTHE GLOBALIZED RULE OF LAW: RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC LAW (2006) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/daniel_gervais/15/