Tag: Venice Commission
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Mark Anthony Sammut urges government to implement rule-of-law reforms
Opposition MP Mark Anthony Sammut made a scathing critique of the government’s failure to implement all the recommendations of the Venice Commission, refors proposed by GRECO and the reforms proposed by the Daphne Caruana Galizia Public Inquiry. He said that recent reforms about administrative tribunals are being pushed forward by the government only because the…
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Taking the Mickey out of the Venice Commission
The new Minister for Justice, Clifton Grima, held a meeting with the Venice Commission yesterday and stated that he will be working with the Commission to strengthen the independence of Malta’s specialised tribunals. You don’t need to work to make tribunals “more independent”: they are either independent or they are not. Independence, according to the…
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On impeaching magistrates
I have been informed by someone who is more knowledgeable about the law that Parliament can no longer impeach members of the judiciary as it once could. Parliament’s power to impeach members of the judiciary was removed in 2020 as part of the Venice Commission’s reforms on the rule of law. Now, according to the…
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How Joseph Muscat rigged the justice system in his favour
I have been working on this story for some time now and it involves various parts and other stories, however, by now, I could come up with a clear and whole picture. Joseph Muscat, knowingly and willingly rigged the justice system in his favor, and also tricked and used the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission…
