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
