Throughout the years, the rule of law has established itself as one of the dominant key elements in any political discussion, especially in relation to modern legal systems and democracy. In light of recent situations and developments, this concept has gained even more weight in popular discussions, beyond the academic or political sphere.
Due to this, a dissonance has surfaced whereby the citizens are publicly discussing the rule of law without there being exposure to an objective analysis of what the doctrine truly entails. In fact, there seems to be an extremely limited literature when it comes to the rule of law in the Maltese context.
This is why this policy paper aims at tackling this issue through an evaluation of the Rule of Law from an objective perspective. This is primarily done through an analytical approach, by primarily grounding the doctrine in its historic and ideo-logical background. Stemming from this, the policy paper aims to analyse the local constitution, highlighting manners
