José Pereira E Hijos SA and Davila Gonzalez v. Attorney-General of Canada

• Published in: International Law Reports
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2003
• Subjects: Canada; Gonzalez; North Atlantic; Turbot
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781316152546.010; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S030906710000681X

482 Sea — Fisheries — North Atlantic Fishery Organization Conservation Area (“NAFO zone”) — Canada claiming that Spanish vessels exceeding fishing quotas for turbot in NAFO zone — Coastal Fisheries Protection Regulations as amended on 3 March 1995 — Officers of Canadian Government arresting and detaining Spanish fishing vessel Estai and its master — Plaintiffs bringing action for damages — Defendant objecting to plaintiffs' allegations as relating to, inter alia, international law Relationship of international law and municipal law — Whether international law having precedence over Canadian law — Relevance of international treaties or conventions — Plaintiffs challenging validity of Coastal Fisheries Protection Regulations as amended on 3 March 1995 — Whether necessary to plead specific treaties — Whether references to piracy in pleadings to be struck out — The law of Canada