Keywords
Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements (2005 June 30); Jurisdiction; Canada
Document Type
Article
Abstract
This paper examines whether the Court Jurisdiction and Proceedings Transfer Act has readied Canada to adopt the 2005 Hague Choice of Court Convention. Reviewing the Hague Convention as well as previous and current law and cases on forum selection clauses in common law Canada, including the very recent Supreme Court of Canada decision in Douez v Facebook, yields two conclusions. First, there are existing interpretive challenges flowing from gaps in the CJPTA with respect to jurisdictional clauses that need to be addressed. Second, the principles governing forum selection clauses in Canada are largely consistent with those put forward in the Hague Convention and should not be perceived as obstacles to its adoption.
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Citation Information
Saumier, Geneviève.
"Has the CJPTA readied Canada for the Hague Choice of Court Convention?."
Osgoode Hall Law Journal
55.1 (2018)
: 141-162.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.60082/2817-5069.3257
https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/ohlj/vol55/iss1/4