International business law Canada

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International business law canada droit

Résumé du document

In this document we are going to look at the CANADA. Canada is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system, defining itself as a bilingual and multicultural nation, the French and English are of equal status, the official languages. Industrialized and technologically advanced nation, its diversified economy relies mainly on its abundant natural resources and trade conducted largely with the United States. In the document we will discuss some important points : we will first study the Canadian Government, after we will take a look to the languages and after to the economy and especially the NAFTA treaty. After we will study the legal system and we will look how Canada runs its foreign affairs. We will also look at the CSIG and also how it's going for the foreign investment. And we will finish by the study of the Canada and the World trade organization.

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[...] The custom may be national, provincial, regional, local, and even a single individual can create his own law. Finally, in a common law system, each player generally tries to maintain his power while gaining or regaining a statutory authority or constitutional through tradition and unwritten conventions. Therefore, influence, pressure, manipulation and propaganda are the means used in the public, media and political bodies to achieve these goals. The latter can be achieved in particular by attempting to: - break the conventions which are perceived as contrary to the interests of each; - prevent some groups or individuals to impose customs that may be inappropriate for the interests of those persons; - and create its own authority or impose its own ideology. [...]

[...] However, only the principles of common law governing the Constitution. The Constitution of Canada includes so now the law of 1982 on Canada's Constitution Act 1867, the Constitutional Act of 1982 and its annexes, amendments to the Constitution Act of 1982, the judgments of the Supreme Court of Canada and the unwritten conventions. Common law: The civil laws of Canada are derived from British and civil laws have been adapted over time to the socio-cultural and geopolitical Canada. Except for the legislative authority of Québec, the common law is the civil law system prevailing in the provincial legislative competence of all provinces and territories of Canada. [...]

[...] Ninth and tenth largest importer exporter, Canada is heavily dependent on international trade. They have a significant impact on the prosperity of the country: - They associate one in five jobs in Canada; - They account for 67.6 out of 100 points of gross domestic product - Exports of goods and services represent about 30 points out of 100 of the Canadian economy. Canada's economic health depends on access to international markets for manufactured goods, agricultural products, natural resources, and products and services of the knowledge economy. [...]

[...] In fact the post of Governor General is largely symbolic and has no real power. In recent years a debate remains as to whether or not the post of governor general and the lieutenant governor should be abolished. In addition, Canada is a federal parliamentary system with a democratic tradition inherited from the sixteenth century British democracy. The legislative branch consists of Parliament, the Senate and the House of Commons. The executive branch consists of the Private Council, to advise the Governor General in Council in its decision making. [...]

[...] Languages: Let's talk about the fficial languages, Canada has two official languages which are French and English. These both official languages are in the Canadian Charter of rights and freedom, the Official languages act. The Commissioner of official languages makes the regulation of the official languages. In all the Canadian federal institution including parliament and federal courts, the two officials languages (English and French) have the same status. The federal government services can be in English or in French it depends on the demand of the citizens. [...]