JCAPs submissions in this appeal are directed towards ensuring that Canadian rules of private international law afford such communities access to justice and effective remedies. In particular, JCAP is concerned with ensuring the continued development of the forum of necessity doctrine in Canadian law. This doctrine promotes access to justice by allowing a Canadian court to assert jurisdiction where the plaintiff has no viable recourse elsewhere.
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