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8 Can. Y.B. Int'l L. 3 (1970)
The New Canadian Declaration of Acceptance of the Compulsory Jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice

handle is hein.journals/cybil8 and id is 13 raw text is: The New Canadian Declaration of Acceptance of the Compulsory Jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice R. St. J. MACDONALD I Introduction On April 8, 1970, Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau in- formed the members of the Canadian House of Commons that the federal government had given notice of its intention to introduce two bills dealing with the protection of Canada's marine environ- ment and the living resources of the sea. He then made the follow- ing statement: I wish now to table a copy of a letter which Canada's Ambassador to the United Nations has delivered to the Secretary General submitting a new reservation to Canada's acceptance of the compulsory jurisdic- tion of the International Court of Justice. This reservation is intended to guard against any possible litigation of certain features of these two bills. Canada strongly supports the rule of law in international affairs. Canada has made known to other states that it is prepared to partici- pate actively in multilateral efforts to develop agreed rules on the pro- tection of the environment and the conservation of the living resources of the sea. Canada is not prepared however to engage in litigation with other states concerning vital issues where the law is either inadequate or non-existent and thus does not provide a firm basis for judicial deci- sion. We have therefore submitted this new reservation to Canada's acceptance of the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court relating to those areas of the law of the sea which are undeveloped or inadequate. R. St. J. Macdonald, Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto. The author expresses his appreciation to Professor Alexander Brady, Mr. John Holmes, and the Canadian Institute of International Affairs for their support in the preparation of this paper; and he acknowledges with pleasure the splen- did research assistance of Mrs. Annaline L. Loubser and Dr. B. Bakotic. 3

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