Reviewed case brief
AG Canada v. AG Ontario (Labour Conventions Case)
[1937] AC 326
## Summary
- Court
- Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
- Year
- 1937
- Subjects
- Public International Law
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-28
Rule established
The power to implement treaties in domestic law follows the division of legislative powers in the constitution. In a federal state, the central government cannot legislate on matters within provincial/state competence merely because it has entered a treaty on that subject.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
[1937] AC 326
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