By expediting this appeal and granting leave, the SCC has sent a clear signal that
international child abductions are critically important and
raise complex legal and factual issues.
On November 9, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) will hear an appeal in Office of the
Children's Lawyer v JPB and CRB (Supreme Court of Canada, Leave to Appeal (37250)-RRB-(Balev), a case which
raises important issues about the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of
International Child Abduction.