The Law Reports (Chancery Division)
[1983] Ch 77
[COURT OF APPEAL]
MANUEL AND OTHERS v. ATTORNEY-GENERAL
NOLTCHO AND OTHERS v. ATTORNEY-GENERAL
[1981 M. No. 5138]
[1982 No. 90]
1982 April 20,
21,
22,
23,
26;
1982 May 7;
July 13, 14, 15; 30
1982 May 7;
July 13, 14, 15; 30
Sir Robert Megarry V.-C. Cumming-Bruce, Eveleigh and Slade L.JJ.
Statute
— Validity
— Public general Act
— Act to amend constitution of Canada
— Express declaration that Canada requested and consented to enactment
— Plea that provisions of Statute of Westminster not com plied with
— Application to strike out plea as showing no reasonable cause of action
— Whether arguable
— Whether litigant entitled to impugn Act
—
Statute of Westminster 1931 (22 Geo. 5, c. 4), ss. 4, 7 (1)
—
Canada Act 1982 (c. 11), preamble
Crown
— Canada
— Treaty obligations to Indian peoples
— Canadian constitution, amendment to
— Whether Crown in right of United Kingdom owing treaty obligations to Canadian Indians
—
Canada Act 1982