United States Department of State, U.S. Department of State
Country Report on Human Rights Practices 1994 - Malta, 30
January 1995, available at:
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2013] This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible
for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views
expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not
necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its
Member States. Malta is a constitutional republic and
parliamentary democracy. The Head of State (President) appoints
as Head of Government (Prime Minister) the leader of the party
that gains a plurality of seats in the quinquennial elections
for the unicameral legislature. The police are commanded by a
civilian commissioner under the effective supervision of the
Government. The economy is a mixture of state-owned and private
industry, with tourism and light manufacturing as the largest
sectors. The Government is strongly committed to human rights.
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