government: parliamentary republic

state of civil and political rights: Free

constitution: 21 September 1964; amended many times, last in 2020

legal system: mixed legal system of English common law and civil law based on the Roman and Napoleonic civil codes; subject to European Union law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations

legislative system: unicameral House of Representatives (Il-Kamra Tad-Deputati)

judicial system: Court of Appeal (consists of either 1 or 3 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 3 judges); Court of Criminal Appeal (consists of either 1 or 3 judges); Civil Court (divided into the General Jurisdiction Section, Family Section, and Voluntary Section); Criminal Court; Court of Magistrates; Gozo Courts (for the islands of Gozo and Comino)

religion: Roman Catholic (official) more than 90% (2006 est.)

death row:

year of last executions: 0-0-0

death sentences: 0

executions: 0