Island Jurisdictions Index
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Newfoundland
| Location |
Between N Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of St. Lawrence |
| Latitude and longitude |
48 45 N, 56 00 W |
| Sovereignty |
Canada |
| Political status notes |
With Labrador on the mainland, a Province of Canada |
| Population |
538,823 |
| Census notes |
October 1, 2000 |
| Land area in square kilometers |
108,860 |
| Capital |
St. John's |
Fundamental legal document(s) online
|
| Newfoundland
Act (1949), from Canadian Constitutional Documents: A
Legal History, by William F. Maton |
| Constitution
Amendment Proclamation (Newfoundland Act) (1987), from
Canadian Constitutional Documents: A Legal History, by William F. Maton |
| Constitution
Amendment Proclamation (Newfoundland Act) (1997), from
Canadian Constitutional Documents: A Legal History, by William F. Maton |
| Constitution
Amendment Proclamation (Newfoundland Act) (1998), from
Canadian Constitutional Documents: A Legal History, by William F. Maton |
Other legal documents online
|
| Newfoundland
Statutes administered by the Department of Justice of the
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Statutes and
Regulations of Newfoundland and Labrador, from the Newfoundland
and Labrador House of Assembly |
|
Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Court of Appeal)
judgments, from the Canadian Legal Information Institute;
decisions from 2000; searchable |
|
Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador
(Trial Division)
judgments, from the Canadian Legal Information Institute;
decisions from 2000; searchable |
Sources and other useful websites
|
| Government of
Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Natural Resources of
Canada, Facts About Canada |
| Newfoundland and Labrador, map
from the Atlas of Canada |
| Newfoundland and
Labrador Statistics
Agency |
Selected articles on law and political status
|
| Newfoundland:
Between Colonial Paternalism and Self-sufficiency, by Dr.
Rob Greenwood (1995), from
the North Atlantic Islands Programme at the University of Prince Edward
Island |
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