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Legal and Political Aspects of Constitutional Amendment Jacinta D. Jimenez* I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................ 786 II. JUDICIAL REVIEW ........................................................................... 786 A. Justiciability of Proposal to Amend the Constitution B. Requisites <?fJudicial Review Ill. PROCEDURE FOR AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION ..................... ;· ....... 790 A. Power to Propose Amendments B. Substantial Limitation C. Mechanics qf Initiative D. Plcbiscirc IV. PROPOSAL FOR ADOPTION OF A PARLIAMENTARY FORM OF GOVERNMENT .............................................................................. 8II A. Unsuitabilit}' qf the Parliamentary Form <?f Government * '68 LL.B., Ateneo de Manila University School of Law (Cum Laude); '64 A.B., Ateneo de Manila University (Cum Laude); ranked 3rd in the '68 Bar examinations. The a:Jthor is a junior partner at Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De los Angeles and is likewise a Bar Reviewer for the Ateneo de Manila University School of Law, University of the Philippines Law Center, and University of Santo Tomas up to the present, and Far Eastern University up to 1993. His literary works include Monographs on Commercial Law (Allan Gutterman & Robert Brown, eds. COMMERCIAL LAW IN EAST AsiA, Sweet & Maxwell (1997)), Intellectual Property Law in the (Allan Gutterman & Robert Brown, eds. COMMERCIAL LAW IN EAST ASIA, Sweet & Maxwell (1997)), and Philippine Law on Insurance (Center for International Legal Studies, INSURANCE LAW AND REGULATIONS, Oceana Publishing (1999). He has likewise written a book entitled, PHILIPPINE LAW COMPENDIUM (Central Books, 2006) which received the Centenary Book Award of the Supreme Court. His works in the Journal include: Taking Private Proper£}' for Public Purpose, 45 ATENEO L.J. r (2001); State Immunity from Suit, 35 ATENEO L.J. 21 (1991); The Ullfn;stworth}' Decision on Trust Receipts, 3' ATENEO L.J. 146 (1991); Tire Modern Day Spm1ish Inquisition, 34 ATENEO L.J. 57 (1990); A Medic}' of Constitutional Rights, 33 ATENEO L.J. 27 (1989); Arrest, Searches and Seizures, 3 I ATENEO L.J. 9 (1988); The Cmel, The and the Inhuman, 32 ATENEO L.J. 19 (1989); Critique if the Nolasco Decision, 30 ATENEO LJ. 105 (1986); The Unconstitutional Commission, 30 ATENEO LJ. 31 (1986); Land a: the the Filipino, 29 ATENEO L.J. 33 (1984); Corporate Ttatch-Dogs 27 A TEN EO LJ. 15 (1982); The Jurisdiction of Courts Under the Judiciary Reorganizarion Act of 1981, zo ATENEO LJ. 93 (198z); The New E,mncing Check Law, 25 ATENE0 Lj. 1 (1980); Treating if Treaties, 16 ATENEO L.J. !00 (1967). Cite as 51 ATENEO L.j. 785 (2007).
