Value Change in the Supreme Court of Canada

Matthew E. Wetstein is the Vice President of Instruction and Planning at San Joaquin Delta College. C.L. Ostberg is a professor of political science and the director of the Pacific Legal Scholars Program at University of the Pacific.

‘There is something here for everyone, and public scholars of all backgrounds will benefit from considering the theoretical explanation of value change in courts over time as a function of both judicial attitudes and societal shifts.’- Susan W. Johnson (Law and Politics Book Review, vol 27:08:2017) "Value Change in the Supreme Court of Canada provides a thought-provoking account of how the decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada have changed over time in reference to the rise of post-materialism in Canadian society, and it will surely be of interest to scholars working in a variety of fields, such as Canadian politics and history, social movements, and judicial politics."- Kate Puddister (The Canadian Historical Review Vol 99:2: June 2018) "Wetstein and Ostberg offer a fairly interesting study of post-materialist value change in Canada’s highest court."- Rob Emes (Saskatchewan Law Review)

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsList of TablesList of FiguresChapters1 Value Change in the Supreme Court of Canada2 Postmaterialist Outcomes in Environmental Disputes3 Qualitative Analysis of Pollution, Energy and Fishing Rights Disputes4 Postmaterialist Outcomes in Free Expression Disputes5 Qualitative Analysis of Political Speech and Commercial Advertising Disputes6 Postmaterialist Outcomes in Equality Disputes7 Qualitative Analysis of Gay Rights and Sex Discrimination Disputes8 The Impact of Value Change in the Supreme Court of Canada9 Tables and Figures10 Appendix of Cases and ReferencesIndex