Christopher Waters, The ILA study group on the Role of Cities in International Law City Report: Windsor (International Law Association, September 2021)
online: https://www.asser.nl/media/795185/city-report-windsor.pdf. Permanent link: https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1127&context=lawpub
Abstract:
Windsor, Ontario is a border city. Windsor sits opposite Detroit, Michigan on the Detroit River, along the Canada-US boundary. Although this is a city report on Windsor, it is impossible to describe the border experience without the centrality of Detroit to Windsor’s self-perception or role in city diplomacy. The border region is integrated economically, culturally and through interpersonal relations. Despite these ties and the obvious potential for transnational sensibility, neither Windsor - nor its big cousin across the Detroit River - has sought a prominent role as international actors. The governance links between the cities are low-key and informal.