The 1964 constitution is in fact a replica of the 1961 constitution with sovereignty added on To what extent is this statement correct

The Independence Constitution of Malta of 1964 established Malta as a liberal parliamentary democracy. It safeguarded the fundamental human rights of citizens, and promised a separation between the executive, judicial and legislative powers, with regular elections founded on universal suffrage. Malta still had the three organs of the State even before independence. The present constitution was developed through constitutional history and its evolution. The constitutions of Malta fell under three main categories. These were: a) those …

…of the 1964 constitution were made. Furthermore, it is evidently noticed that the 1964 constitution is created through the development of earlier constitutions. Therefore it is not only the 1961 constitution with sovereignty added to it. This endured a long and detailed process and that is how it has reached the end result. Bibliography J.J. Cremona - THE MALTESE CONSTITUTION AND CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY SINCE 1813 (Publishers Enterprises Group Ltd (PEG) – 1994) ISBN: 99909-0-086-8 THE LAWS OF MALTA