Constitution of Malta

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The Constitution of Malta is the supreme law that establishes Malta as a republic, defines the structure and powers of its government, and guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms to its citizens.

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf supreme law ⓘ
written constitution ⓘ
adopted 1964 ⓘ
amendedToDeclareRepublic 13 December 1974 ⓘ
cameIntoForce 21 September 1964 ⓘ
contains bill of rights ⓘ
preamble ⓘ
provisions on amendment of the constitution ⓘ
provisions on citizenship ⓘ
provisions on emergency powers ⓘ
provisions on finance ⓘ
provisions on public service ⓘ
country Malta ⓘ
declares Malta a democratic republic ⓘ
defines executive branch of Malta ⓘ
judicial branch of Malta ⓘ
legislative branch of Malta ⓘ
powers of the Government of Malta ⓘ
structure of the Government of Malta ⓘ
establishesBody Broadcasting Authority of Malta ⓘ
Cabinet of Malta ⓘ
Constitutional Court of Malta ⓘ
Electoral Commission of Malta ⓘ
Judiciary of Malta ⓘ
Ombudsman of Malta ⓘ
Parliament of Malta ⓘ
Public Service Commission of Malta ⓘ
establishesFormOfState republic ⓘ
establishesOffice President of Malta ⓘ
Prime Minister of Malta ⓘ
guarantees freedom of assembly and association ⓘ
freedom of conscience ⓘ
freedom of expression ⓘ
fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ
protection from discrimination ⓘ
protection of private property ⓘ
protection of the law ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of Malta ⓘ
linked to: Malta
language English ⓘ
Maltese ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law of Malta ⓘ
providesFor independence of the judiciary ⓘ
local government ⓘ
multi‑party democracy ⓘ
regular parliamentary elections ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
recognizes Maltese and English as official languages ⓘ
Maltese as national language ⓘ
requires special majority for certain amendments ⓘ
subjectTo judicial review by the Constitutional Court of Malta ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

President of Malta → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Malta ⓘ
Governor-General of Malta → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Malta (1964) ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Malta
Government of Malta → constitutionalDocument → Constitution of Malta ⓘ
Government of Malta → formedUnder → Constitution of Malta ⓘ
Parliament of Malta → governingDocument → Constitution of Malta ⓘ
Parliament of Malta → canAmend → Constitution of Malta ⓘ
English in Malta → presentIn → Constitution of Malta ⓘ
Prime Minister of Malta → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Malta ⓘ
Flag of Malta → legalStatus → defined in Constitution of Malta ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Malta
Monarchy of Malta → legalBasis → Constitution of Malta (1964) ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Malta
Independence of Malta → relatedTo → Constitution of Malta ⓘ
Malta STV elections → legalBasis → Constitution of Malta ⓘ
Armed Forces of Malta → governedBy → Constitution of Malta ⓘ
Judiciary of Malta → guaranteedBy → Constitution of Malta ⓘ
Judiciary of Malta → subjectTo → Constitution of Malta ⓘ
Office of the Prime Minister of Malta → governedBy → Constitution of Malta ⓘ
Constitutional Court of Malta → legalBasis → Constitution of Malta ⓘ
Constitutional Court of Malta → establishedBy → Constitution of Malta ⓘ
Electoral Commission of Malta → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Malta ⓘ
Public Service Commission of Malta → legalBasis → Constitution of Malta ⓘ
Broadcasting Authority of Malta → legalBasis → Constitution of Malta ⓘ
Ombudsman of Malta → legalBasis → Constitution of Malta ⓘ
Cabinet of Malta → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Malta ⓘ