The Globalization of Class Actions: Canada
(2009) 622 Annals of Amer. Academy of Pol. & Soc. Science 41
13 Pages Posted: 1 Jul 2010 Last revised: 3 Jun 2016
Date Written: June 29, 2010
Abstract
As part of an international group of scholars who came together in December 2007 to discuss and debate the use of class actions worldwide, the authors prepared a report on the role of class proceedings in Canada. The original report followed a format designed by the conference organizers and traced the procedural particularities and historical pedigree of class actions in Canada, as well as the general policy rationales and arguments that continue to attend them. Condensed versions of the country reports, including this Canadian report, were published in March 2009.
Keywords: class actions, international civil procedure, mass torts
JEL Classification: K10, K41
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