Malta
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- parliamentary republic
- CONSTITUTION
- 1964, amended several times
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on English common law and Roman law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, House of Representatives
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Courts of First Instance, Constitutional Court, and Court of Appeals (whose judges are appointed by the Head of State on the advice of the Prime Minister)
RELIGIONS
98% Catholic
From the country
- JANUARY 1, 2003MaltaDEATH PENALTY
Malta was one of the first three countries, along with...
Malta was one of the first three countries, along with Ireland and Switzerland, that on May 3, 2002 signed and ratified Protocol No 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms banning the death penalty in all circumstances
- MAY 3, 2002MaltaDEATH PENALTY
Malta signed and ratified Protocol 13 to the European...
Malta signed and ratified Protocol 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights, which ensures the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances
- JANUARY 1, 2002MaltaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished in 1971 for ordinary...
The death penalty was abolished in 1971 for ordinary crimes in the criminal code
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2001MaltaDEATH PENALTY
Mohamed Aly Abbas, a Turkish national suspected of...
Mohamed Aly Abbas, a Turkish national suspected of killing Briton Edgar Fernandes was extradited from Malta to Turkey
- APRIL 25, 2001MaltaDEATH PENALTY
Malta was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Malta was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- JANUARY 1, 2001MaltaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished in 1971 for ordinary...
The death penalty was abolished in 1971 for ordinary crimes in the criminal code
- APRIL 26, 2000MaltaDEATH PENALTY
Malta cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Malta cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- MARCH 21, 2000MaltaDEATH PENALTY
The Armed Forces (Amendment) Act 2000 was promulgated...
The Armed Forces (Amendment) Act 2000 was promulgated following approval of the Act by the House of Representatives and President Guido de Marco, allowing Malta to abolish the death penalty for all crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000MaltaDEATH PENALTY
Although the death penalty had been abolished in 1971...
Although the death penalty had been abolished in 1971 for ordinary crimes in the Criminal Code, it had been retained under the Armed Forces Act of 1970 for certain offences committed in time of war, such as aiding the enemy, desertion and taking part in a
- APRIL 27, 1999MaltaDEATH PENALTY
Malta was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Malta was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- MARCH 1, 1999MaltaDEATH PENALTY
In March, the extradition of Mohammed Abdel Monem Abbas,...
In March, the extradition of Mohammed Abdel Monem Abbas, 26, who was arrested in Malta in 1998 following an Interpol request, was requested by Turkey, so that he could face charges of murdering Briton Edgar Fernandes, 37, a London librarian who had been o
- JANUARY 1, 1999MaltaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is still provided for under the Constitution...
The death penalty is still provided for under the Constitution but is only applicable under the Army Forces of Malta Act 1970 for aiding the enemy, communication with the enemy and injurious disclosures, mutiny and insubordination, and failure to suppress