{"id":7696,"date":"2026-04-09T09:03:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T07:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/repubblika.org\/?st-import=45111d4dda673917140d0f40d4927213"},"modified":"2026-08-25T18:32:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T16:32:25","slug":"democracy-starts-with-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/repubblika.org\/mt\/democracy-starts-with-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Democracy Starts with People"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ingli\u017c <\/strong>\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7

\ud83d\udc49What is the Rule of Law? And why does it matter?\ud83d\udc47

Rule of Law matters now more than ever.

In a context where public trust is under pressure and institutions are increasingly tested, the Rule of Law remains the framework that limits power and protects rights.

At its core, the Rule of Law means that power is exercised according to clear, publicly known, and equally applied rules. When these conditions hold, accountability is possible, rights are protected, and corruption has less room to operate.

But the Rule of Law does not function in isolation.
It depends on an ecosystem:
\u2013 active citizens who question and engage
\u2013 civil society organisations that organise and advocate
\u2013 independent journalism that investigates and informs

Together, these actors help ensure that laws are not only written, but applied in practice.
Without independent media, wrongdoing is harder to detect. Without civic participation, institutions face less scrutiny. Without accountability, rules risk becoming formalities rather than safeguards.

\ud83d\udce3 Are you a citizen, an organization, or a activist ? Join us!
We will explore these connections in more depth during our first online event in June.

Funded by the European Union. \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malti <\/strong>\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf9

\ud83d\udc49X\u2019inhi s-Saltna tad-Dritt? U g\u0127aliex hi importanti?\ud83d\udc47

Is-Saltna tad-Dritt hija aktar importanti minn qatt qabel.

F\u2019kuntest fejn il-fidu\u010bja pubblika tinsab ta\u0127t pressjoni u l-istituzzjonijiet qed jiffa\u010b\u010bjaw sfidi dejjem akbar, is-Saltna tad-Dritt tibqa\u2019 l-qafas li jillimita l-poter u jipprote\u0121i d-drittijiet.

Fil-qalba tag\u0127ha, is-Saltna tad-Dritt tfisser li l-poter jit\u0127addem skont regoli \u010bari, mag\u0127rufa pubblikament u applikati bl-istess mod g\u0127al kul\u0127add. Meta dawn il-kundizzjonijiet jin\u017cammu, ikun possibbli li jkun hemm kontabbilt\u00e0, id-drittijiet ji\u0121u m\u0127arsa, u l-korruzzjoni jkollha inqas spazju fejn topera.

I\u017cda s-Saltna tad-Dritt ma ta\u0127dimx wa\u0127edha.
Tiddependi fuq ekosistema:
\u2013 \u010bittadini attivi li jistaqsu u jipparte\u010bipaw
\u2013 organizzazzjonijiet tas-so\u010bjet\u00e0 \u010bivili li jorganizzaw u jippromwovu kaw\u017ci
\u2013 \u0121urnali\u017cmu indipendenti li jinvestiga u jinforma

Flimkien, dawn l-atturi jg\u0127inu biex ji\u017cguraw li l-li\u0121ijiet ma jkunux biss miktuba, i\u017cda ji\u0121u applikati fil-prattika.
Ming\u0127ajr media indipendenti, l-abbu\u017ci jsiru aktar diffi\u010bli biex jinkixfu. Ming\u0127ajr parte\u010bipazzjoni \u010bivika, l-istituzzjonijiet ikunu su\u0121\u0121etti g\u0127al inqas skrutinju. Ming\u0127ajr kontabbilt\u00e0, ir-regoli jirriskjaw li jsiru formalit\u00e0 aktar milli salvagwardja.

\ud83d\udce3 Int \u010bittadin, organizzazzjoni jew attivist? Ing\u0127aqad mag\u0127na!
Se nesploraw dawn il-konnessjonijiet aktar fil-fond waqt l-ewwel avveniment online tag\u0127na f\u2019\u0120unju.

Iffinanzjat mill-Unjoni Ewropea. \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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