Three NGOs raise concerns about government’s rush to amend Chief Justice nomination mechanism
Following rare cross-party agreement about the need for an anti-deadlock mechanism that... View more
Venice Commission
Transforming justice
When Justice Minister Jonathan Attard welcomed delegates from 46 different Council of... View more
Edward Zammit Lewis’ legislative legacy
One aspect that seems to have been overlooked in the discussion on... View more
Opinion: Courting injustice
Robert Abela’s finger-wagging antics in parliament on Monday night are the latest... View more
How Labour endangered another journalist – Kevin Cassar
Malta’s Labour government has just been roundly condemned by the European Court... View more
Casa calls on Venice Commission to investigate Abela’s public inquiry refusal
MEP David Casa has urged the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of... View more
Public inquiry: a year on and only one of 28 key recommendations fully implemented
Although the recommendations of the board of public inquiry investigating the assassination... View more
‘We got the impression that without external pressure reforms would not have been done’ – MEPs
From their latest fact-finding mission in Malta, six civil liberties committee (LIBE)... View more
The anachronistic island
On 5 March, Prime Minister Abela crossed by boat to Gozo where... View more
Public inquiry conclusions ‘cannot be addressed by legislative changes only’ – PACE rapporteurs
Co-Rapporteurs for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) described... View more
Council of Europe warns Maltese government to stop delaying reforms for justice and rule of law
The government does not intend to address loopholes that render key parts... View more
Justice Commission starved of resources
The Prime Minister has given a second engagement to the all-important secretary... View more
Spanish lawyers representing Maltese government in European Court costing taxpayers €80,000
The government is paying around €80,000 in fees to a Spanish legal... View more
By popular opinion
I was proud to be among the contributors to the first edition... View more
Venice Commission ‘disappointed’ as it unpicks ‘rushed’ rule of law reform
The Venice Commission said in its latest Opinion last week that it... View more
The Venice Commission is a joke
A recent package of constitutional reforms was trumpeted as the solution to... View more
Constitutional reforms rushed through behind the Venice Commission’s back
Parliament last Wednesday evening unanimously rushed through Constitutional reforms in a stitch-up... 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
Three NGOs raise concerns about government’s rush to amend Chief Justice nomination mechanism
Following rare cross-party agreement about the need for an anti-deadlock mechanism that... View more
Transforming justice
When Justice Minister Jonathan Attard welcomed delegates from 46 different Council of... View more
Edward Zammit Lewis’ legislative legacy
One aspect that seems to have been overlooked in the discussion on... View more
Opinion: Courting injustice
Robert Abela’s finger-wagging antics in parliament on Monday night are the latest... View more
How Labour endangered another journalist – Kevin Cassar
Malta’s Labour government has just been roundly condemned by the European Court... View more
Casa calls on Venice Commission to investigate Abela’s public inquiry refusal
MEP David Casa has urged the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of... View more
Public inquiry: a year on and only one of 28 key recommendations fully implemented
Although the recommendations of the board of public inquiry investigating the assassination... View more
‘We got the impression that without external pressure reforms would not have been done’ – MEPs
From their latest fact-finding mission in Malta, six civil liberties committee (LIBE)... View more
The anachronistic island
On 5 March, Prime Minister Abela crossed by boat to Gozo where... View more
Public inquiry conclusions ‘cannot be addressed by legislative changes only’ – PACE rapporteurs
Co-Rapporteurs for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) described... View more