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The article presents information on the Canadian practice under several international laws such as the air and space law, international trade law, law of the sea, international criminal law and international environmental law. It discusses several conventions including the Vienna convention, Paris convention and Chicago convention with reference to the practice of international law. Information on these laws with respect to several cases is also presented.

Demonstrates how international law and space law operated when Soviet Union's nuclear-powered ocean surveillance spacecraft Cosmos 954 fell on Canadian soil in January 24, 1978. Search and recovery effort mounted by the United States and Canada; Recovery of radioactive fragments; Legal bases of the Canadian claim against the Soviet Union; Actions within the United Nations; Cooperation among the U.S., the Soviet Union and Canada.