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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