ADPD’s bid to challenge two party system rejected by Constitutional Court
The Constitutional Court rejected ADPD’s bid to challenge constitutional mechanisms on corrective and... View more
European Court of Human Rights
Transforming justice
When Justice Minister Jonathan Attard welcomed delegates from 46 different Council of... View more
How Labour endangered another journalist – Kevin Cassar
Malta’s Labour government has just been roundly condemned by the European Court... View more
Asylum decision ‘disconcerting’, says ECHR in upholding journalist’s ruling
The European Court of Human Rights has upheld its previous ruling that... View more
ECtHR refers to SLAPPs, says public authorities can’t justify defamation claims against media
In a landmark decision related to a civil defamation suit brought by... View more
Judge Mintoff’s agricultural leases ruling may be ‘ripe for an embarrassing appeal’
The judgement delivered by Judge Lawrence Mintoff in the case of Vincenza... View more
Newsrooms, press freedom organisations rally against court records law
Six Maltese newsrooms, along with the Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation, the IGM... View more
Police force refuses to disclose regulations on body camera use
The police force has refused to disclose a copy of the internal... View more
‘Use of body cameras by the police can interfere in right to privacy’ – Giovanni Bonello
Five months after the government announced that police officers in Malta would... View more
European Court of Human Rights calls for the release of Alexei Navalny
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has called for the immediate... View more
Journalist who exposed Turkish arms shipment to Syrian rebels sentenced to 27 years in prison
A court in Turkey has sentenced journalist Can Dundar to more than... View more
Rule of law reforms presented to parliament show government is set to retain its influence on judiciary
The Shift’s analysis of the first set of rule of law reforms... View more
Prime Minister given evidence of inquiry 5 days before he was questioned
One of the things that emerge from scrutiny of the 419-page report... View more
Weak response to Charles Mercieca’s ‘treachery’ – Giovanni Bonello
A former judge at the European Court of Human Rights has criticised... View more
‘Caruana Galizia called out her country’s dysfunctional electoral system’
Former European Court of Human Rights Judge Vincent De Gaetano had nothing... View more
Adrian Delia’s appointment of his lawyer to justice commission questionable
Adrian Delia’s recent appointment of his lawyer to the highest justice organ... View more
Hope to despair: Human rights activist released only to be rearrested on different charges
International NGOs have strongly condemned the rearrest of Turkish human rights activist... View more
European Court of Human Rights rules against Malta in majority of cases
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Malta breached... View more
ADPD’s bid to challenge two party system rejected by Constitutional Court
The Constitutional Court rejected ADPD’s bid to challenge constitutional mechanisms on corrective and... View more
Transforming justice
When Justice Minister Jonathan Attard welcomed delegates from 46 different Council of... View more
How Labour endangered another journalist – Kevin Cassar
Malta’s Labour government has just been roundly condemned by the European Court... View more
Asylum decision ‘disconcerting’, says ECHR in upholding journalist’s ruling
The European Court of Human Rights has upheld its previous ruling that... View more
ECtHR refers to SLAPPs, says public authorities can’t justify defamation claims against media
In a landmark decision related to a civil defamation suit brought by... View more
Judge Mintoff’s agricultural leases ruling may be ‘ripe for an embarrassing appeal’
The judgement delivered by Judge Lawrence Mintoff in the case of Vincenza... View more
Newsrooms, press freedom organisations rally against court records law
Six Maltese newsrooms, along with the Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation, the IGM... View more
Police force refuses to disclose regulations on body camera use
The police force has refused to disclose a copy of the internal... View more
‘Use of body cameras by the police can interfere in right to privacy’ – Giovanni Bonello
Five months after the government announced that police officers in Malta would... View more
European Court of Human Rights calls for the release of Alexei Navalny
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has called for the immediate... View more