AbstractsLaw & Legal Studies

The participation of Canada as an independent political entity in international agreements, is a comparatively new undertaking for our country, and one which, according to many authorities was not foreseen by the Fathers of Confederation when drafting the British North America Act, 1867. However a study of this subject reveals that its progress is closely related to the general development of Canada into a sovereign state, and in this Part a brief historical review will be made, together with a summary of the various types of international agreements that can be entered into and the procedural steps required to consummate these agreements.