since 2005: blogging about law & politics
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This Is the Record: Malta’s Institutions Are Being Hollowed Out
Let us begin with a truth that bears repeating: democracy does not die in one fell swoop, but by a series of quiet manipulations, each too technical to stir mass indignation, each cloaked in the language of efficiency, reform, or sovereignty. Malta is not facing an immediate coup. But what it is experiencing is something…
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The PN does not need saving II
Turning a refusal into an opportunity Roberta Metsola’s decision not to contest the leadership of the Nationalist Party will disappoint many — and understandably so. Her popularity, international standing, and gravitas would have made her a formidable candidate at a time when the PN is desperate for a resurgence. But sometimes, strength lies not in…
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The PN does not need saving
When Bernard Grech finally bowed to electoral gravity and quit as leader of the Nationalist Party (PN) this week, the predictable hunt for a saviour began. Within hours social media timelines were aflutter with pleas for European Parliament President Roberta Metsola to return home and “rescue” the party, MPs were trading endorsements, and columnists dusted…
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Freedom of Expression and Counter Protests
« On day 18 of the trial of those charged with supplying the bomb that killed Daphne Caruana Galizia, as her family sit in court listening to every unbearable detail of the plot, out here in Great Siege Square, lowlife cowards continue to try to destroy Daphne’s memory and our protest for justice. » –…
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The Passport Judgment Aftermath (III)
Facts and Explainers – The Mexit Fantasy Another reaction popular on social media is the one that advocates showing the middle finger to the meddling EU and actually leaving it. How dare the Europeans dictate citizenship terms to our sovereign nation? Where to start? A list maybe… 1. The success of the citizenship by investment…
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The Passport Judgment Aftermath (II)
Facts and Explainers Part of the reaction, or backlash, to today´s judgment includes the incredible assertion that the fact that the solution in the judgment was diametrically opposed to the Advocate General´s Opinion somehow diminished the quality of the judgment. Such a position displays an ignorance of procedure before the EU Court. The Opinion given…
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