Regina v. Farnquist

Abstract

Jurisdiction — Territorial — Offences alleged to have been committed in bay on Lake Superior — Whether internal waters — Accused not Canadian citizen — Whether consent of Attorney-General required for prosecution — Whether court having criminal jurisdiction — Criminal Code, Section 433

Lakes and landlocked seas — Status of waters — Lake Superior — Territorial sea — Internal waters — Geneva Convention on the Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone, 1958 — Offences alleged to have been committed in bay on Lake Superior — Whether bay internal waters — Territorial Sea and Fishing Zones Act 1970 — The law of Canada