Value Change in the Supreme Court of Canada / Matthew Wetstein, Cynthia Ostberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wetstein, Matthew E., 1963- author.

Ostberg, C. L. (Cynthia L.), 1963- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canada. Supreme Court--Decision making.

Canada.

Canada. Supreme Court.

Social values--Canada.

Social values.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 pages) : illustrations, tables, graphs

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

"Value Change in the Supreme Court of Canada is a groundbreaking analysis of the degree to which Supreme Court decisions reflect the changing values of society over the past four decades. Focusing on three key areas of law: environmental disputes, free speech, and discrimination cases, Wetstein and Ostberg provide a revealing analysis of the language used by Supreme Court justices in landmark rulings in order to document the way that value changes are transmitted into the legal and political landscape. Bolstered by a comprehensive and nuanced blend of research methods, Value Change in the Supreme Court of Canada offers a sweeping analysis of pre- and post-Charter influences, one that will be of significant interest to political scientists, lawyers, journalists, and anyone interested in the increasingly powerful role of the Supreme Court."-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Value Change in the Supreme Court of Canada; Chapter Two: Postmaterialist Outcomes in Environmental Disputes; Chapter Three: Qualitative Analysis of Pollution, Energy, and Fishing Rights Disputes; Chapter Four: Postmaterialist Outcomes in Free Expression Disputes; Chapter Five: Qualitative Analysis of Political Speech and Commercial Advertising Disputes; Chapter Six: Postmaterialist Outcomes in Discrimination Disputes; Chapter Seven: Qualitative Analysis of Gay Rights and Sex Discrimination Disputes.

Chapter Eight: The Impact of Value Change in the Supreme Court of CanadaList of Cases Cited; Appendix of Cases; References; Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Aug 2018)

ISBN:

1-4875-1308-9

1-4875-1307-0

OCLC:

1054867298