After the U.S. courts stopped policing global securities fraud, Canada became a global class action haven. Now the U.S. courts seem on the verge of abandoning their global oversight of corporate human rights offenses. Will Canada again step into the breach?

It may if the Canadian Supreme Court accepts review of Association Canadienne Contre L’Impunite v. Anvil Mining. Otherwise, Anvil will be a case study in how even the gravest allegations of corporate complicity can elude judicial review anywhere in the world.

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