Treaties — Implementation — Obligation of States — Construction of implementing statute — United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 — Accused transporting drugs from Morocco to the United States — Entering Canadian waters due to weather conditions and engine failure — Charged with the offences of importing narcotics — Definition of “import” and “export” — Narcotic Control Act 1970, Section 5

Jurisdiction — Territorial jurisdiction — Drug offences — United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 — Charge of importation of narcotics — Offence committed in the territorial waters of Canada — Original intention to transport cannabis from Morocco to United States — Vessel entering Canadian waters due to unseaworthiness — Whether act voluntary — Defence of necessity and distress — Narcotic Control Act 1970, Section 5 — The law of Canada