UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF LAWS
LL.D THIRD YEAR (2008/9)
THESES TITLES
NO.
NAME
1.
Abela Johnaton
THE CONTRACT OF CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY ROAD
Abela Nicola
COMMERCIAL LAW
THE RIGHT OF FAMILY REUNIFICATION UNDER REFUGEE
LAW- A COMPARATIVE REVIEW
Agius Susann
CIVIL LAW
A CASE FOR LEGALIZING BROTHELS? AN EVALUATION
BASED ON COMPARATIVE LAW
Attard Adrian
CIVIL LAW
THE JURIDICAL NATURE OF THE TERRITORIAL SEA UNDER
MALTESE LAW
2.
3.
4.
5.
Attard Jean Pierre
THESES TITLE
INTERNATIONAL LAW
THE LAW OF SALE BY AUCTION IN MALTESE CIVIL LAW
CIVIL LAW
6.
7.
Attard Ramona
Forensic Medicine in Major Criminal Cases
Azzopardi Sharon
(CRIMINAL LAW)
EVOLVING LEGAL
CYBERSPACE
FRAMEWORKS:
DEFAMATION
IN
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY LAW
8.
Baldacchino Maria
AMENDED ON 19TH AUGUST, 2009.
COURT INTERVENTION IN ‘FREEING’ THE CHILD FROM
PARENTAL RIGHTS
CIVIL LAW
9.
Baldacchino Ruth
COMBATING COUNTERFEITING AND PIRACY:
CAUSE?
A LOST
INTERNATIONAL LAW
10. Basile Cherubino
Francis
THE MIFID TRANSPOSITION - AN ANALYSIS OF THE MAIN
CHANGES TO THE INVESTMENT SERVICES ACT 1994
COMMERCIAL LAW
11. Bezzina Samuel
12. Bondin Matthew
THE EVOLUTION OF ‘RESPONSABILITE DU FAIT DES
CHOSES’ IN FRENCH TORT LAW: AN OVERVIEW AND
COMPARISON WITH MALTESE TORT LAW ON THE
INDIRECT LIABILITY FOR THINGS.
CIVIL LAW
CONTACT RIGHTS OF THE NON-CUSTODIAL FATHER
CIVIL LAW
13. Bonnici Astrid Jo
REGISTRATION ON THE PUBLIC REGISTRY AND LAND
REGISTRY IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
CIVIL LAW
14. Borg Andrea
THE ENFORCEMENT OF CYBER CRIME LEGISLATION
CRIMINAL LAW
AMENDED ON 19TH AUGUST, 2009.
15. Borg Anton
16. Borg Joette
CLIENT’S MISPERCEPTION – THE EXTENT OF DUTIES AND
ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE MALTESE NOTARY TODAY
CONTRASTED WITH FOREIGN NOTARIES
CIVIL LAW
AIR
SAFETY
LEGISLATION
WITHIN
DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION
THE
EC:
PUBLIC LAW
17. Borg Sylvana
DATA PROTECTION IN THE BANKING SECTOR
COMMERCIAL LAW
18. Borg Yanica
19. Brooke Lisa
AN ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF MONOPOLIES ON THE
FREEDOM TO PROVIDE SERVICES WITH REFERENCE TO
THE LIBERALISATION IN THE E-COMMUNICATIONS
SECTOR AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE E-GAMING
INDUSTRY.
EUROPEAN LAW
LIMITATIONS TO THE VERTICAL CONCEPT OF OWNERSHIP
OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY
CIVIL LAW
20. Buckle Maria Kristina
21. Bugeja Ann Marie
THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF TRANSEXUALS IN THE LIGHT OF
THE RECENT CHANGE IN THEIR LEGAL STATUS
CIVIL LAW
IS MALTESE LAW WITH REGARD TO THE CARRIAGE OF
DANGEROUS GOODS BY SEA SATISFACTORY?
COMMERCIAL LAW
AMENDED ON 19TH AUGUST, 2009.
22. Bugeja Yanika
THE CASE FOR PAROLE IN MALTA
CRIMINAL LAW
23. Buhagiar Ayrton
IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AND THE LAW OF TRUSTS: SOME
ISSUES
CIVIL LAW
24. Buttigieg Robert
25. Calleja Keith
EU Legislation: Its Effects on the Maltese Food Industry with
Particular Reference to Food Safety
(EUROPEAN LAW)
LEGAL RELATIONSHIPS IN SEXUAL HARASSMENT UNDER
MALTESE EMPLOYMENT LAW
PUBLIC LAW
26. Calleja Mercieca Krista
LEGAL ASPECTS OF THE FISHING INDUSTRY IN THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
EUROPEAN LAW
27. Cardona Maria
Concetta
TO WHAT EXTENT DOES
SCHEDULED PROPERTY
RESTRICT THE EXCLUSIVE AND ABSOLUTE RIGHT OF
OWNERSHIP?
CIVIL LAW
28. Caruana Annalise
CLASS ACTION SUITS
(CIVIL LAW)
AMENDED ON 19TH AUGUST, 2009.
29. Cassar Charles
30. Cassar Daniela
THE IMPACT OF THE MARKETS IN FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS DIRECTIVE ON MALTESE LEGISLATION IN
THE
FIELD
OF
INVESTMENT
SERVICES
CLIENT
PROTECTION
(COMMERCIAL LAW)
TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS; A COMPARATIVE STUDY
(CIVIL LAW)
31. Cassar Kezia
32. Cassar Stefania Rosette
33. Ciantar Jeanette
AN ANALYSIS OF THE PROPOSED REFORM TO THE LAW
OF LEASE IN THE LIGHT OF THE CURRENT LEGISLATIVE
FRAMEWORK
(CIVIL LAW)
THE APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 81 EC AS A TOOL TO
PROMOTE MARKET INTEGRATION
(EUROPEAN LAW)
THE LIABILITY IN TORT FOR THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
AND MEMBER STATE LIABILITY: COMMON BASIS AND
CONDITIONS?
(EUROPEAN LAW)
34. Cilia Fiona
QUANTIFYING DAMAGES FOR LUCRUM CESSANS IN TORT:
MALTESE AND ENGLISH JURISPRUDENCE COMPARED.
(CIVIL LAW)
35. Curmi Nicholas
SEGREGATED CELLS WITHIN LEGAL ORGANISATIONS:
THEIR INTRODUCTION AND IMPLEMENTATION IN
MALTESE LAW
(COMMERCIAL LAW)
AMENDED ON 19TH AUGUST, 2009.
36. D’Amato Anton
THE INTERRELATION BETWEEN LEGAL AND CLINICAL
INSANITY IN THE CRIMINAL LAW
(CRIMINAL LAW)
37. Dalli Francois
HABEAS CORPUS – A HISTORICO- LEGAL SURVEY
(PUBLIC LAW)
38. Darmanin Henri
39. De Giovanni Jonathan
THE POLITICAL AND LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE
EUROPEAN CHARTER OF LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT ON
MALTESE LEGISLATION
(PUBLIC LAW)
DOMESTIC AND TREATY BASED ANTI-ABUSE PROVISIONS
TO COMBAT TAX TREATY ABUSE: AN ANALYSIS
(COMMERCIAL LAW)
40. De Maria Jonathan
SECURITISATION- A REPLACEMENT FOR TRADITIONAL
FORMS OF BUSINESS LENDING
(COMMERCIAL LAW)
41. Ellul Philip
A STUDY OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF A BILL OF LADING AS
A SHIPPING DOCUMENT IN CIF CONTRACTS.
(COMMERCIAL LAW)
42. Farrugia Elaine
43. Fenech Clayton
AMENDED ON 19TH AUGUST, 2009.
THE AUDIT REQUIREMENT UNDER MALTESE LAW: ITS
IMPORTANCE AND IMPLICATIONS FROM A LEGAL
PERSPECTIVE.
(PUBLIC LAW)
THE
PROPOSED
EU COMMON
CORPORATE TAX BASE – AN ANALYSIS
CONSOLIDATED
(COMMERCIAL LAW)
44. Fenech Karina
THE JURISDICTIONAL ASPECT OF CYBERCRIME
(PUBLIC LAW )
45. Fenech Kelly
46. Fiott Nadya
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE LEGAL ASPECTS OF
ONLINE GAMBLING
(MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY LAW)
THE NATURE OF PRIVILEGES AND HYPOTHECS IN THE
CONTEXT OF THEIR REGISTRATION
(CIVIL LAW)
47. Galea Francesca
ARTIFICIAL ISLANDS IN THE LAW OF THE SEA, 1945 TO
DATE
(INTERNATIONAL LAW)
48. Galea Robert
COLLECTIVE REDUNDANCIES UNDER MALTESE LAW
(PUBLIC LAW)
49. Gatt Corinne
50. Gauci Daniela
THE
LIABILITY OF THE REPRESENTATIVES UNDER
MALTESE VAT LEGISLATION:
A COMPARATIVE
ANALYSIS
(COMMERCIAL LAW)
LIFE INTEREST TRUSTS: A
COMPARISON TO USUFRUCT
(COMMERCIAL LAW)
AMENDED ON 19TH AUGUST, 2009.
LEGAL
ANALYSIS
AND
51. Gauci Jean Pierre
52. Gauci Maistre Austin
53. Gauci Maistre Robert
FRONTEX AND MARITIME MIGRATION:
RESCUE AND HUMAN RIGHTS
INTERCEPTION,
(INTERNATIONAL LAW)
REACHING THE RENEWED LISBON STRATEGY GOALS –
ANALYZING
CENTRALISED
AND
DECENTRALISED
POLICIES, REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS AND FUNDING
PROGRAMMES
FOR
SMALL
AND
MEDIUM
ENTERPRISES(SMEs) (EUROPEAN LAW)
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN MALTA AND THE UK – TIME
FOR A CHANGE?
(COMMERCIAL LAW)
54. Grech James
55. Grech Stephanie
OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE LICENSES: AN IDENTIFICATION
OF KEY LEGAL ISSUES FOR BUSINESSES USING OPEN
SOURCE SOFTWARE
(MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY LAW)
AN ANALYSIS OF THE ROTTERDAM RULES AND THEIR
POSSIBLE EFFECTS ON MALTESE LAW
(COMMERCIAL LAW)
56. Grima Kathleen
CORROBORATION
PRACTICE
–
DEVELOPMENTS
IN
LAW
AND
(CRIMINAL LAW)
57. Hyzler Mark
58. Laferla Michael
EC ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS REGULATION AND ITS
IMPACT ON MALTESE LAW
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY LAW
SPECIAL NEEDS TRUSTS
(CIVIL LAW)
AMENDED ON 19TH AUGUST, 2009.
59. Lia Alessandro
60. Lofaro Emaliese
THE CONTRACTUAL NATURE AND CONSEQUENCES OF
RELATIONSHIPS
INVOLVING
PATIENTS,
MEDICAL
PRACTITIONERS AND HEALTH INSTITUTIONS
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY LAW
THE GENERAL MEETING AND THE EXTENT OF ITS
CONTROL OVER THE COMPANY
(COMMERCIAL LAW)
61. Magri Christian
62. Magro Diane
THE RIGHTS AND POWERS OF SHAREHOLDERS AND THE
RIGHTS INTRODUCED BY DIRECTIVE 2007/36/EC OF THE
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL.
(COMMERCIAL LAW)
THE PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS OF ACT 18 OF 2004 WITH
PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE RESERVED PORTION
(CIVIL LAW)
63. Magro Nicola
64. Mallia Borg Alison
JURISDICTION AND COMPETENCE OF LOCAL TRIBUNALS
AND COMMISSIONERS FOR JUSTICE AND THE LOCAL
ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM
(PUBLIC LAW)
PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS
(CIVIL LAW)
65. Mamo Claire
AMENDED ON 19TH AUGUST, 2009.
THE PRICE CLUB JUDGEMENT ON FRAUDULENT TRADING:
A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CONCEPT AND OF
DEVELOPMENTS IN MALTA AND OVERSEAS FROM 1998 TO
2008
(COMMERCIAL LAW)
66. Mangion Alexander
THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF CRAFTPERSONS
UNDER THE MALTESE LAW OF CONTRACTS
(CIVIL LAW)
67. Mangion Ann Marie
68. Masini Vento Josef
69. Mercieca Deborah
COMPETENCY AND BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD
RELATING TO HEALTH ISSUES- A MALTESE AND
INTERNATIONAL LEGAL PERSPECTIVE
(CIVIL LAW)
Employment and Industrial Relations in Malta: An Analysis of the
current Legislation, EIRA and the preceding CERA and IRA
(PUBLIC LAW)
ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF WHISTLEBLOWER LEGISLATION
(PUBLIC LAW)
70. Micallef Liana
THE EUROPEAN PRIVATE COMPANY (SPE):
CORPORATE FORM
A NEW
(EUROPEAN LAW)
71. Micallef Maria Paloma
MALTA’S TAX SYSTEM AND EUROPEAN COMMUNITY LAW:
AREAS OF POTENTIAL TENSION OR CONCERN
(COMMERCIAL LAW)
72. Mifsud Anton John
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY LAW AND
JURISPRUDENCE - ARE WE MOVING TOWARDS A STRICT
LIABILITY APPROACH?
(PUBLIC LAW)
AMENDED ON 19TH AUGUST, 2009.
73. Mifsud Patricia
74. Muscat Matthew
THE DUTIES
OF FIDELITY AND MORAL SUPPORT
FOLLOWING
SEPARATION:
AN OUTDATED AND
IRRELEVANT CONCEPT?
(CIVIL LAW)
THE RANKING OF CREDITORS IN CORPORATE INSOLVENCY
(COMMERCIAL LAW)
75. Muscat Nadia
CONSTITUTIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF EU MEMBERSHIP –
THE MALTESE STORY
(EUROPEAN LAW)
76. Muscat Rachel
LIABILITY OF THE TRUSTEE
(CIVIL LAW)
77. Navarro Ramon
THE SOCIETY OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE: A CASE STUDY IN
THE REGULATION OF RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES
(PUBLIC LAW)
78. Pace Caroline
PARALLEL TRADE
COMPETITION LAW
IN
PHARMACEUTICALS
AND
EC
(EUROPEAN LAW)
79. Pace James
STATE RESPONSIBILITY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
(INTERNATIONAL LAW)
80. Pace Lara
AMENDED ON 19TH AUGUST, 2009.
THE LEGAL ASPECTS OF BURDEN SHARING AMONGST THE
E.U. MEMBER STATES WITH RESPECT TO ASYLUM
SEEKERS AND REFUGEES
(EUROPEAN LAW)
81. Pechar Petr
THE FREE MOVEMENT AND REGISTRATION OF MOTOR
VEHICLES WITHIN THE EUROPEAN UNION
(EUROPEAN LAW)
82. Portelli Mauro
83. Pullicino Simon
STATE LIABILITY UNDER COMMUNITY LAW- IN
PARTICULAR WHERE THERE ARE INFRINGEMENTS
ATTRIBUTABLE TO A NATIONAL COURT ADJUDICATING
AT LAST INSTANCE
(EUROPEAN LAW)
THE FINAL WHISTLE: THE COMPATIBILITY OF FIFA
REGULATIONS WITH EC LAW
(COMMERCIAL LAW)
84. Quintano Patrick
85. Saliba Matthew
86. Saliba Nicole
87. Sansone Francesca
THE IMPLICATIONS OF COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) NO
2201/2003
CONCERNING
JURISDICTION
AND
THE
RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS IN
MATRIMONIAL MATTERS AND IN MATTERS OF PARENTAL
RESPONSIBILITY (CIVIL LAW)
AN ANALYSIS OF SOME OF THE SALIENT LEGAL ISSUES
ARISING OUT OF THE RECENT PRICE CLUB CASES
(COMMERCIAL LAW)
THE EVOLUTION OF A REMOTE GAMING INDUSTRY
THROUGH ONLINE BETTING AND GAMING TRANSACTIONS
BY ELECTRONIC MEASURES GIVES RISE TO LEGAL
CONFLICTS AND ISSUES: THE ZETURF JUDGEMENT
(MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY LAW)
THE ENFORCEMENT OF TRADEMARK RIGHTS IN MALTA IN
THE THIRD MILLENIUM
(COMMERCIAL LAW)
AMENDED ON 19TH AUGUST, 2009.
88. Scerri Ferrante Juliana
89. Schembri Alistair
CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION – THE IMPORTANCE OF THE
REVOLUTION IN SCIENTIFIC
AND INVESTIGATIVE
TECHNIQUES TO SOLVE CRIME AND THE ROLE OF THE
FORENSIC EXPERTS
(CRIMINAL LAW)
COMPANY TAKEOVER UNDER UK AND MALTESE LAW – A
COMPARATIVE STUDY
(COMMERCIAL LAW)
90. Schembri Jan
91. Scicluna Nikita
92. Scicluna Sarah Jane
LEGAL SAFEGUARDS AIMED AT MAINTAINING DEPOSITOR
CONFIDENCE AND PROTECTION IN THE BANKING
INDUSTRY
(COMMERCIAL LAW)
THE JURISDICTION OF THE MALTESE COURTS AND THE
GROUNDS FOR PROCEEDING AGAINST SHIPS OR VESSELS
IN LIGHT OF THE 2006 AMENDMENTS TO THE CODE OF
ORGANISATION AND CIVIL PROCEDURE
(COMMERCIAL LAW)
TAX SOVEREIGNTY- THE EXTENT OF ITS CONSEQUENTIAL
SURRENDER TO EUROPEAN COMMUNITY JURISDICTION
(COMMERCIAL LAW)
93. Seychell Navarro John
SOME MALADIES OF COURT AND SOME PROPOSALS FOR
SOLUTIONS
(CIVIL LAW)
94. Spiteri Debono
Michela
AMENDED ON 19TH AUGUST, 2009.
THE APPLICATION OF THE WARRANT OF SEIZURE OF A
COMMERCIAL GOING CONCERN IN THE CONTEXT OF
CORPORATE INSOLVENCY
(COMMERCIAL LAW)
95. Tabone Ivan
MALTESE LEGISLATION
CULTURAL HERITAGE
PROTECTING
UNDERWATER
(PUBLIC LAW)
96. Tabone Marita
THE RESCISSION OF WILLS AND ITS EFFECTS WITH
REGARD TO THIRD PARTIES UNDER MALTESE CIVIL LAW
(CIVIL LAW)
97. Tabone Nathania
THE DISINTEGRATION OF THE INSTITUTE OF EMPHYTEUSIS
FROM 1970 TO DATE
(CIVIL LAW)
98. Taylor- East Jonathan
THE LAW OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN MALTA; A
HISTORICO-LEGAL APPRAISAL
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY LAW
99. Troisi Marcelle
100. Tua Fenech Adami
Rachel
AN ANALYSIS OF SHIPPING REGISTRATION LAWS IN 3
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES FOCUSING MAINLY ON THE
IMPACT WHICH THE EUROPEAN UNION HAD ON SUCH
AREA OF LAW
(COMMERCIAL LAW)
GAMING AS SEEN FROM A SERVICE POINT OF VIEW. A
LEGAL PERSPECTIVE
(INTERNATIONAL LAW)
101. Tua Fenech Adami
Sarah
INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY: TRUTH OR FICTION?
(CRIMINAL LAW)
AMENDED ON 19TH AUGUST, 2009.
102. Vassallo Mark
103. Xerri Matthew
104. Xuereb Simon
105. Zaffarese Mark
THE CONSTITUTIONAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE
BROADCASTING AUTHORITY, MALTESE TELEVISION
STATIONS AND MALTESE POLITICAL PARTIES
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY LAW
THE LIABILITY OF THE CARRIER FOR DAMAGED OR LOST
CARGO DISCHARGED IN MALTA: A CASE FOR REFORM
(COMMERCIAL LAW)
IMPUTATION
SYSTEMS
FOR
RELIEVING
DOUBLE
TAXATION; AN EU PERSPECTIVE:
THE MALTESE
IMPUTATION SYSTEM
(COMMERCIAL LAW)
THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION – ROLE, FUNCTIONS AND
POWERS
(PUBLIC LAW)
106. Zammit Joseph
PORT REFORM - A MALTESE PERSPECTIVE
(COMMERCIAL LAW)
107. Zammit Veronica
THE STATE’S DUTIES WHEN EXERCISING PARENTAL
AUTHORITY ON CHILDREN UNDER CARE ORDERS
(CIVIL LAW)
108. Zammit Southernwood
Karen
A REVIEW OF THE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
REGULATORY
FRAMEWORK
–
SUBSIDIARITY
VS.
CENTRALISATION
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY LAW
AMENDED ON 19TH AUGUST, 2009.
109. Zarb Adami Francis
A STUDY OF NO FAULT COMPENSATION LEGISLATION
AND THE EFFECTS OF ITS INCORPORATION INTO
NATIONAL LEGISLATION
(CIVIL LAW)
AMENDED ON 19TH AUGUST, 2009.