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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/115513| Title: | The 1921 Constitution and democracy |
| Authors: | Cutajar, JosAnn |
| Keywords: | Great Britain. Maltese Imperial Government. Constitution (1921) Malta -- History -- British occupation, 1800-1964 Political participation -- Malta Democracy -- Political aspects -- Malta Civil rights -- Malta |
| Issue Date: | 2021 |
| Publisher: | Malta. Office of the President |
| Citation: | Cutajar, J. (2021, April). The 1921 Constitution and Democracy. Conference marking the 100 years since the granting of the 1921 Constitution. Malta: Office of the President. |
| Abstract: | I am going to talk about the 1921 Constitution and democracy. And I will start with the relevance of a ‘constitution’. A Constitution is important because it provides the legal framework to pave the way for some form of democratic exercise and the rule of law - what we are currently hearing so much about here in Malta. It also determines the role of democratic institutions and the inclusiveness of political systems. This constitutes the main theme of my speech: how inclusive are we as a democracy? What does democracy mean? The word comes from the Greek word ‘demos’ (people) and ‘kratos’ (government), meaning leadership by the people, with the people and for the people, where people debate and work with each other. And this participation in democracy involves two things: 1) elections to elect the people’s representatives; or else 2) direct participation of the people. [excerpt] |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/115513 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacSoWGS |
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