MEDITERRANEAN ACADEMY OF DIPLOMATIC STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF MALTA MASTER OF ARTS IN DIPLOMATIC STUDIES DISSERTATIONS 2009 - 2010 SAMMY BISHTAWI - British Security Policy in the Mediterranean from Balfour to Brown DAISY KIRK - Creative Approaches to Understanding Human Rights Issues. PETRA DOLEZELOVA - Immigration into the EU Mediterranean Countries: Case Studies of Italy and Spain JOHANNES VOLLERTSEN - The European Neighbourhood Policy and the Northern Dimension FRANCESCA ABELA - Italo-Maltese Diplomatic Relations regarding Illegal Immigration from Libya. DEBORAH MARIA BORG - The Federal Republic of Germany and its Foreign Policy towards the Mediterranean. Case Study: The Union for the Mediterranean. ELIZABETH BUGEJA - From Just War to Just Intervention: Kosovo and Beyond CLAIRE BUGEJA DESAIN - An Economic Diplomacy Strategy for Malta: a Cooperative Framework for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. DANIELA MARIA CALLUS - The Role of Mediation in International Conflict Resolution in the 21st Century: the Case Study of Darfur. FRANCINE CARUANA - Transitional Justice in Post-Genocide Rwanda. ALAN CORDINA - Malta's Derogations from the Environment Acquis Communautaire. ROSEANNE CORTIS - The Role of Parliamentary Diplomacy in the Mediterranean AMBER MARIE DARMANIN - From Mitterand to Sarkozy: The Evolution of France's Foreign Policy towards the Mediterranean CHARLENE DEBRINCAT - An Analysis of the Malta Summit 1989 ALBERT DELIA - An Analysis of the Free Trade Area between the EU and Tunisia. KRISTINA FARRUGIA - The Economic and Social Implications of Illegal Immigration in Malta CHRISTABEL GRECH - What Role does Sports play in Diplomacy? A Case Study of FIFA. CHARLENE GRIMA - The Impact of EU Membership on a Small State's Foreign Policy: The Case of Malta RYAN MERCIECA - The Diplomatic Role of Malta in Euro-Maghreb Relations JOSEPH PISANI - Malta’s Neutrality Concept: A Vision for the 20th Century? KEVIN PULIS - Irregular Migration and Maltese Political Parties. Correspondence Address: Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies, University of Malta, Msida MSD 06 MALTA Tel: +356 23402821 Fax: +356 21483091 E-mail: simon.bajada@um.edu.mt LAURA SAMMUT - Malta’s Role in the Euro-Arab Dialogue. MAYA SCHEMBRI - The Return of Refugees in Post-Conflict Situations. CHIRELLE SCIBERRAS - The Impact of the Lisbon Treaty on the EU's CFSP: the Mediterranean Dimension. KATYA SCICLUNA BARTOLI - Water Scarcity - Conflict and Cooperation in the Jordan River Basin MARIA SPITERI - Malta’s Foreign Policy after EU Membership: A Regional Perspective DANIELA SULTANA - The Legal and Socio-cultural Effects of the Judgements of the European Court of Human Rights on Religious Freedom in Europe. CHANTELLE TABONE - Mediation in the 21st Century: A Case Study of the Annapolis Peace Conference. MARILYN TANTI - The Impact of Climate Change on Food Security. ALEXANDRU CLAUDIU HURBAN - Pipeline Diplomacy: the EU’s Search for Alternative to Russian Gas EKATERINA GORBUNOVA - The ICJ as a Universal Guarantee of States Compliance with International Law. URSKA CEHNER - Environmental Diplomacy: The Copenhagen Summit. 2