It’s all about judicial accountability

Mark Said

Judicial activism creates a certain demand for accountability from the executive and the legislators, which we cannot shrug off by relying on judicial independence

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On 26th June Harm Reduction Malta joins the European Network of People Who Use Drugs to advocate for the full realisation of human rights for all people who use drugs

Euthanasia in Islam: An act of killing | Imam Mohammad Elsadi, Samir AbouHussein

Killing a person according to his request or by his permission is a crime and a major sin in Islam. The Quran states: 'And kill not the soul which Allah...

Killing a person according to his request or by his...

Abela’s government should ditch the hot air over Palestinian statehood

If Abela’s administration does not have the balls to forge ahead on its own and recognise a Palestinian state, at the very least, the prime minister...

If Abela’s administration does not have the balls to...

Putting choice at the heart of our care | Daniel Schembri

Legalising AVE is not about choosing death over life. It is about choosing...

Legalising AVE is not about choosing death over life. It is...

Before euthanasia, can we first talk about the introduction of a living will?

Josanne Cassar

Frankly, it is a terrible indictment that a country which used to be so caring towards its parents and grandparents, willing to care for them until the end,...

Frankly, it is a terrible indictment that a country which...

Saviour Balzan

So, I am afraid the only route left is for the people to speak up, rattle the system and join the coterie of non-voters

So, I am afraid the only route left is for the people to...

With an impending leadership election, which no one seems to want to contest, the PN is not only rudderless but profoundly clueless as to what it stands...

With an impending leadership election, which no one seems...

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

When enforcing an EU member state judgment, the Maltese court should apply the law restrictively

Malcolm Mifsud

A judgment which was delivered in Cyprus is enforceable because the issue of public order must be interpreted restrictively

A judgment which was delivered in Cyprus is enforceable...

Mark Said

The thalidomide saga has gone on too long. The victims’ families and survivors need closure, as they are extremely and unacceptably exhausted

The thalidomide saga has gone on too long. The...

Carer ordered to find a full-time job within three months

Malcolm Mifsud

The Appeals Court has ordered that a wife, who suffers from mental health...

The Appeals Court has ordered that a wife, who suffers from...

How gender equality and the environment are interconnected

Renee Laiviera

Women are not just victims, they are active agents in climate change adaptation...

Women are not just victims, they are active agents in...

The paradox of euthanasia and palliative care

Mark Said

A person’s desire for hastened death changes over time and reduces when...

A person’s desire for hastened death changes over...

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A French farce: Malta’s strange politics of abdication

John Baldacchino

It is up to voters to decide whether Metsola’s choice amounts to a form...

It is up to voters to decide whether Metsola’s choice...

The right to let go with dignity | Edward Zammit Lewis

A medically assisted death shall be considered a natural death for all intents...

A medically assisted death shall be considered a natural...

EU must not tolerate Hungary’s LGBTIQ suppression

Irrespective of how the Hungarian government tries to package the laws clamping...

Irrespective of how the Hungarian government tries to...

The cracks have started to show, in more ways than one

Josanne Cassar

What action will be taken against the developer who has multiple ongoing...

What action will be taken against the developer who has...

Saviour Balzan

Her official version is that she will not abandon Brussels at this critical juncture for Europe. But believe me the only thing you abandon in Brussels right...

Her official version is that she will not abandon Brussels...

I hope that Roberta’s public declaration can now remove the overwhelming shadow that she has cast over the PN. The new party leader should be unshackled...

I hope that Roberta’s public declaration can now...