CONSIDERAÇÕES CRÍTICAS SOBRE O SUBSTANCIALISMO E O PROCEDIMENTALISMO E SUA RELAÇÃO COM A DEMOCRACIA NO CONTEXTO DA FILOSOFIA POLÍTICA CONTEMPORÂNEA

This paper presents critical assessments about substantive and procedural conceptions of democracy, as well as analyzes the role of judicial review in protecting fundamental rights and democratic process. These critical considerations indicate problems that may arise when highly relevant political issues are decided in unrepresentative arenas and without the citzens' interference. The general purpose of the text is to rethink the space of politics in contemporary democratic societies.