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The judiciary is defined by the Constitution of Malta as a hierarchical system of courts, [3] with a Constitutional Court, separate Civil and Criminal Courts of original jurisdiction. [4] [1] In the criminal court, typically the presiding judge sits with a jury of nine. The Court of Appeal and the Court of Criminal Appeal hear appeals from ...
The National Archives of Malta (Maltese: L-Arkivji Nazzjonali ta' Malta) [1] is the central archive maintained by the Mediterranean island nation of Malta. The Archives has been housed in the Grandmaster's Palace for most of its lifetime, having moved to three separate locations during the late 1980s.
The courthouse also houses the Civil Courts Registry, the Court Archives, the police lock-up and a car park. The Valletta Police Station was formerly also housed within the building. [6] [7] The courthouse has been criticized, in the past, for its lack of security and for having the elevators out of order. [8]
There are Superior Courts, [15] [16] including the Court of Appeal, the Court of Criminal Appeal and the Constitutional Court. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] There was a Supreme Council of Justice. [ 19 ] There is a Chief Justice of Malta .
Court sittings already started to be heard at the remodeled Castellania prior its inauguration. [163] Conflict between the court of the Grand Master and that the court of the Bishop was a common issue during the reign of Pinto. The Bishop of Malta continuously lobbied against sentences by the Castellania when the accused was a monk.
Where more than one judge is assigned to sit ordinarily in a court, or in a chamber or section of the court, the distribution of duties in general between the judges appertains to the chief justice. By virtue of his office, the chief justice of Malta is ex officio: Deputy Chairman of the Commission for the Administration of Justice of Malta.
He studied at the Lyceum and then at the University of Malta. [1] He was president of the students’ council between 1970 and 1971. He was an active member of Student Representative Council at Royal University of Malta (1968–1972), Secretary General (1968–1970), President 1971 Student Representative Faculty Board of Laws, Senate and Council.
The Corte Capitanale is a former courthouse in Mdina, Malta, which currently serves as a city hall. It was built in the Baroque style between 1726 and 1728, to designs of the French architect Charles François de Mondion. The building is linked to Palazzo Vilhena, but it has its own entrance and façade.