The supremacy of the Constitution of Malta : fact or fiction?

Abstract

In this paper I ask the question whether it is the Constitution of Malta or the Maltese Parliament which is supreme. I counter-pose the Constitution to Parliament as the argument has been made locally that it is Parliament, not the Constitution, which is supreme. Hence, this paper attempts to address the supremacy of the Constitution in the light of the powers it itself devolves upon the legislative organ of the state - Parliament. I conclude by stating that although the Constitution is suprema lex, one cannot ignore the influences that Parliament has in constitutional law making and in contributing to changing the Constitution's provisions.