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Imagining modern democracy : a Habermasian assessment of the Philippine experiment /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hermida, Ranilo Balaguer, 1960- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany : State University of New York Press, [2014]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Habermasian theory of Law and Democracy
  • 1. The Paradoxical Duality of Modern Law
  • Communicative Action and Social Coordination
  • Twofold Dimensions of Legal Validity
  • The Normative Sense of the Modern Rule of Law
  • The Relation of Law to Democracy
  • The Discourse Principle as Ground of Legitimacy
  • The System of Rights as Conditions for Autonomy
  • State Authority and Administrative Power
  • 2. The External Tension between Social Facts and Law
  • Restoring the Normative Sense in Democratic Theory
  • Constructing a Sociological Model of Power CirculationDemocratic Lawmaking and the Public Sphere
  • Avenues for Agenda-Buildingin the Political System
  • Prospects for a Proceduralist Paradigm of Law
  • Part II. Philippine Democracy:Vision and Actuality
  • 3. Constitutional Norms for a Democratic Nation
  • The Framing of the Philippine Constitution
  • Freedom and Rights in the Philippine Constitution
  • A. The System of Initiative and Referendum
  • B. The Party-List System
  • C. Civil Society and Nongovernmental Organizations
  • D. Local Government Autonomy and Decentralization4. Bridging the Divide between Rhetoric and Practice
  • Enforcing the Rule of Law sans Exceptions
  • A. The System of Initiative and Referendum
  • B. The Party-List System
  • C. Civil Society and Nongovernmental Organizations
  • D. Local Government Autonomy and Decentralization
  • Building a Culture for a Democratic Way of Life
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Books
  • Articles/Book Chapters
  • Index