Keywords
Jurisdiction; Canada
Document Type
Article
Abstract
In civil procedure, the plaintiff is the one who initiates the litigation process. In which forum can he or she initiate this process? In very general terms, the Canadian rules of judicial jurisdiction provide the plaintiff with three options for jurisdiction acquisition. First, the jurisdiction can be acquired based on explicit agreement between the plaintiff and the defendant as to the identity of the forum to adjudicate the case. Second, the plaintiff can initiate the litigation in the forum that has the so-called “real and substantial connection” between it and the parties’ specific interaction under the given ground of liability (i.e., tort, contract, and so on). Finally, the jurisdiction can be acquired in the forum of the present location of the defendant.
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Citation Information
Peari, Sagi.
"Three Objections to Forum of Necessity: Global Access to Justice, International Criminal Law, and Proper Party."
Osgoode Hall Law Journal
55.1 (2018)
: 225-238.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.60082/2817-5069.3260
https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/ohlj/vol55/iss1/7