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The politics of Malta takes place within a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Malta is the constitutional head of state. Executive Authority is vested in the President of Malta with the general direction and control of the Government of Malta remaining with the Prime Minister of Malta who is the head of government and the cabinet. Legislative power is vested in the Parliament of Malta which consists of the President of Malta and the unicameral House of Representatives of Malta with the Speaker presiding officer of the legislative body. Judicial power remains with the Chief Justice and the Judiciary of Malta. Since Independence, the party electoral system has been dominated by the Christian democratic Nationalist Party and the social democratic Labour Party.
Sir Anthony Joseph Mamo, was the first president of Malta and previously served as the last Governor-General of the State of Malta before the country became a republic. He was also the first Maltese citizen to be appointed Governor-General, and before independence, briefly served as acting Governor.
The judiciary of Malta interprets and applies the laws of Malta, to ensure equal justice under law, and to provide a mechanism for dispute resolution. The legal system of Malta is based partially on English law and partly on Continental law, whilst also being subject to European Union law.
The chief justice of Malta is the primus inter pares of the members of the Maltese judiciary and leads the business of the superior courts of Malta.
This Commission for the Administration of Justice of Malta is the national council of the judiciary of Malta. It is set up under the relevant provisions of the Constitution, and is chaired by the President of Malta.
Kurt Damian Engelhardt is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Previously, he was the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Luis Felipe Restrepo, known commonly as L. Felipe Restrepo, is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the United States Sentencing Commission.
General elections were held in Malta on Saturday, 3 June 2017 to elect all members of the House of Representatives. The elections were contested by the Labour Party, led by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, the Nationalist Party, led by opposition leader Simon Busuttil, and four other parties, making it the elections with most parties participating since 1962.
Giannino Caruana Demajo is a Maltese judge. He is a graduate of the University of Malta.
Joseph Azzopardi was the Chief Justice of Malta from 2018 till his retirement on 8 April 2020.
Joseph R. Micallef is a Maltese judge. He is a graduate of the University of Malta. He represented Malta at the United Nations Conference on the Law of Treaties Between States and International Organisations in 1986 and signed the final convention on behalf of Malta.
Tonio Mallia is a Maltese judge. He is a graduate of the University of Malta. He was a member of the Commission to revise the Maltese rent laws and of the Commission to revise the Land Registration Act.
Abigail Lofaro is a Maltese judge. She is a graduate of the University of Malta. Alongside Anna Felice, she was the first female judge appointed in Malta.
Anna Felice is a Maltese judge. She and Abigail Lofaro were the first female judges in Malta in 2006.
Joseph Zammit McKeon is a former Maltese judge and the current Maltese Parliamentary Ombudsman.
Jacqueline Padovani Grima is a Maltese judge in the family court.
Francesco Depasquale is a Maltese judge. In December 2022, Depasquale was chosen to serve as president of the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) for a period of two years. He formerly served as vice president of the CEPEJ, and initially joined the body in 2007 as a representative from Malta on the commission.
William D. Harding was a Maltese judge and the Grand Prior of the Grand Priory of Malta. His son was Hugh Harding, a chief justice of Malta from 1987 to 1990.
Victor George Axiak is a Maltese Magistrate. He is a graduate of the University of Malta.
The High Commission of Malta in New Delhi, India is located at The Executive Centre India, Level 1 & 2, Crescent Building, Lado Sarai, Mehrauli. It was previously located at N60, Panchsheel Park. The current High Commissioner of Malta in New Delhi, India is H.E. Mr Reuben Gauci. He arrived in September 2020 and presented credentials on 14 October 2020.
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- ↑ "The Judiciary of Malta : Judges". judiciarymalta.gov.mt.
- ↑ "Data". judiciarymalta.gov.mt. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
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