What is the current state of the law in respect of international law?

Finally, my view is reinforced by the principle of statutory interpretation of compliance with international law. Driedger on the Construction of Statutes, at p. 330, enunciates this principle: Although international law is not binding on Canadian legislatures, it is presumed that legislation is meant to comply with international law and with Canada’s international law obligations… The presumption was stated broadly in Bloxam v. Favre: “…every statute is to be so interpreted and applied, as far as its language admits, as not to be inconsistent with the comity of nations or with the established rules of international law.”