This work aims to highlight the urgent need to modernise the Constitution of Malta and adopt the contemporary values of transparency, efficiency and accountability. Chapter 1 highlights the rationale behind this work and the reasons why it is felt that the Constitution of Malta requires instant amendment. Chapter 2 briefly examines the evolution of the office of President. It also discusses the Presidents current discretionary powers and compares them to those of his foreign counterparts. Chapter 3 proposes ideas how to reduce any political influence in the appointments to the judicial...