The justice system is on trial, and getting a ‘Fail’
The courtroom drama in the compilation of evidence in
Victor Paul Borg
July 23, 2020 08:19
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
Victor Paul Borg
July 6, 2020 18:15
Dear Joe, we’ve seen this before
“The whole bunch of them should resign en masse.
Elizabeth De Gaetano
July 1, 2020 09:20
A call for wider, deeper reforms in Venice Commission’s guarded opinion
In an 18-page report filled with caveats, subtleties and
Victor Paul Borg
June 21, 2020 16:30
Progress in anti-corruption recommendations ‘unimpressive’
Malta’s progress in implementing the recommendations by anti-corruption body
Joanna Demarco
June 6, 2020 12:34
Opposition and civil society raise the stakes on rule of law reforms
In a move that raises the stakes on rule
Victor Paul Borg
May 21, 2020 07:24
Rule of law reforms reflect Prime Minister’s reluctance to shift power
If first impressions count, then the first impression of
Victor Paul Borg
May 18, 2020 07:06
Leaked details on judicial reform get a thumbs down from experts
Senior justice sources have denounced the proposed reforms of
Victor Paul Borg
April 29, 2020 08:30
European court orders Poland to suspend judiciary panel for lack of independence
Europe’s highest court has ordered Poland to suspend a
April 28, 2020 10:10
‘Judicial reform must be transparent’ – Vincent De Gaetano
Former European Court of Human Rights Judge Vincent De
April 11, 2020 08:38
European Court of Human Rights rules against Malta in majority of cases
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled
February 15, 2020 12:10
‘Impunity in any society erodes the rule of law’ – GRECO Executive Secretary
Malta needs an overall strategy and coherent risk-based approach
Alice Taylor
November 23, 2019 10:32
The Three Amigos Ride Again
The three Cabinet ministers with special involvement in the
Ranier Fsadni
November 10, 2019 07:38
The Attorney General’s unappealing intention
In this long read, Jacques René Zammit looks at
Jacques René Zammit
November 9, 2019 17:25
Sant’s rant is a distraction
Alfred Sant is unhappy that the European Court of
Ryan Murdock
November 8, 2019 08:30
‘What worked in the past may no longer be valid today’
The Court of Appeal has rejected the appeal by
The Shift Team
September 27, 2019 11:30
Can independent media survive where the rule of law is under threat?
A free and impartial media is the fourth pillar
Alice Taylor
June 25, 2019 17:03
‘It’s time to start an independent public inquiry’ – CoE Special Rapporteur
The Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights within
Caroline Muscat
May 29, 2019 15:11
Reporters Without Borders calls for PACE monitoring procedures on Malta
Leading international press freedom organisation Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Caroline Muscat
May 16, 2019 16:36
Politics in Malta: doing favours, winning friends
The late Labour Party strongman, and former Prime Minister
The Shift Team
April 29, 2019 10:55
The judges go marching in
When the President swore in the three new judges
Ranier Fsadni
April 28, 2019 07:14
New magistrate still registered as nominee company director
Such was the rush to appoint the new judges
The Shift Team
April 26, 2019 09:52
‘We may not know who killed Daphne, we do know what killed her’
This was the reaction of lawyer and academic Justin
The Shift Team
March 31, 2019 14:36
Disinformation Watch #30: Corruption is no ‘perception’
Malta has seen the sharpest decline in its Corruption
The Shift Team
February 3, 2019 10:01
Undeserved respect for the judiciary
A legal bid by PN MP Simon Busuttil and
The Shift Team
January 30, 2019 16:45
Venice Commission report critical of government’s intolerance of criticism
The Venice Commission insisted in its report published today
Caroline Muscat
December 17, 2018 18:24
Venice Commission report shows ‘Malta is not a functioning democracy’
No country that calls itself a democracy can live
Caroline Muscat
December 16, 2018 13:21
Confidential, you say?
I’m not proposing here to discuss whether Judge Scerri
Andrew Borg Cardona
June 26, 2018 06:59
Rizzo nomination: valid or not?
The news that former Police Commissioner John Rizzo had
Andrew Borg Cardona
January 16, 2018 13:06

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