Her Majesty The Queen v Ford Ward País/Territorio Canadá Tipo de la corte Nacional - corte superior Fecha Feb 22, 2002 Fuente UNEP, InforMEA Nombre del tribunal Supreme Court of Canada Sede de la corte Ottawa Juez L'Heureux-Dubé; Gonthier; Iacobucci; Major; Bastarache; Binnie; Arbour; LeBel; McLachlin Número de referencia [2002] 1 S.C.R. 569 Idioma Inglés Materia Cuestiones jurídicas, Especies silvestres y ecosistemas Palabra clave Movimientos transfronterizos de desechos Derecho constitutional Comercio de especies Resumen In this case, the defendant is a fisherman and a seal hunter from Newfoundland who has been charged for selling pelt from “blueback” seals he killed during a hunt in violation of section 27 of the Marine Mammal Regulations which prohibits the sale, trade or barters of blueback seals.The defendant appealed the decision charging him under the section 27 of the Marine Mammal Regulations and argued that this section of the Marine Mammal Regulations was ultra vires Parliament powers and was, as a result not constitutional. The judge of first instance did not follow the argumentation of the defendant and considered section 27 to be constitutional.The defendant appealed the decision in front of the Supreme Court. The supreme court upheld the decision of the court of first instance and recognized the law to be within the power of the parliament and therefore constitutional Texto completo Her Majesty The Queen v Ford Ward.pdf index.do Página web scc-csc.lexum.com