The Functional Principle in Canada's External Relations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4820276 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A J Miller (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 309 |
| Publication date | 1980-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal Canada s Journal of Global Policy Analysis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7020 • E-ISSN: 2052-465X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/40201865 |
| OpenAlex | W4233782662, W2318581600 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
1949 Canada against the will of some of its allies insisted on incorporating a clause on co-operation in non-military fields in the North Atlantic Treaty (article 2). Commenting recently on evolving Canadian policy toward the law of the sea, John Holmes detected a 'new age of functionalism/2 In the history of Canada's external relations, commitment to the functional principle appears intermittent. Its rejuvenation is always followed by a period of quiescence. The functional principle is not indigenous to Canada. Its origins lie in the recesses of nineteenth-century public international organizations. Its development in Canada has certainly been distinctive, however. The principle took root in a 1921 policy initiative by Arthur Meighen, although after this initial and brief
Economics · Epistemology · Functionalism (philosophy of mind · Indigenous · International relations · Law and economics · Mathematical economics · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Treaty · Canadian Policy and Governance · International Law and Aviation · Law · Military and Defense Studies · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.12 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2012 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |