Dr John Stanton has co-authored a new book commemorating the Republic of Malta celebrating 60 years of independence from the British Empire.
By Mr Shamim Quadir (Senior Communications Officer), Published
On Saturday 21 September, the Republic of Malta celebrated 60 years of independence from the British Empire.
In honour of this milestone, Dr John Stanton , Senior Lecturer, The City Law School, has co-edited a new book with Professor Tonio Borg from the University of Malta.
Entitled, “The Constitution of Malta at Sixty ”, the book contains essay contributions from scholars, lawyers, and politicians examining the way in which the constitutional settlement, granted to the Maltese in 1964, has fared over the past six decades.
The essays cover several aspects of Maltese constitutional law, the history of constitutional development in Malta, the 1964 Independence Constitution, the vicissitudes and crises it has passed through in the last six decades, its flaws and shortcomings, and the part played by the Maltese Constitutional Court in the development of human rights law.
It also contains proposals in such areas as parliamentary autonomy, the right to good governance, and others, which seek to make constitutional law and practice more indigenous to Malta, without abandoning the close ties with English public law.
The book was launched on Wednesday 18 September by Her Excellency, Miriam Spiteri Debono, President of Malta, at an event held at San Anton Palace, Attard, Malta.
Numerous judges, scholars, politicians, and lawyers attended the event at which both Dr Stanton and Professor Borg spoke about the book and the broader significance of Maltese Independence at sixty.
The book is available to purchase from the Kitegroup.