UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF LAWS
LL.D 3RD YEAR (2004/05)
APPROVED THESES TITLES
NO
NAME
THESIS TITLE
1.
AGIUS GRETA
SEXUAL DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT: A MALTESE AND EC LAW PERSPECTIVE
2.
AQUILINA DANIELA
JUDICIAL REMEDIES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
3.
AQUILINA ROBERT
THE INSTITUTE OF SERVITUDES
4.
ARAPA DORIANNE
THE STUDY OF QUARANTINE UNDER MALTESE LAW FROM 1800 TILL WORLD WAR I
5.
ATTARD ANGELE
HIGHER EDUCATION LAW FROM A EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE
6.
ATTARD CHRISTIAN
GAY AND LESBIAN RIGHTS: EU OR MEMBER STATE COMPETENCE?
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF LAWS
LL.D 3RD YEAR (2004/05)
APPROVED THESES TITLES
NO
NAME
THESIS TITLE
7.
ATTARD GRAZIELLA
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN MALTESE LEGISLATION ON HAZARDOUS WASTE IN THE LIGHT OF THE
EUROPEAN UNION LEGISLATION
8.
ATTARD ROSALYN
ACQUISITION OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY BY NON-RESIDENTS IN THE LIGHT OF MALTA’S MEMBERSHIP IN
THE EUROPEAN UNION.
9.
ATTARD BALDACCHINO KAREN
THE FAMILY COURT: A ROAD-MAP
10.
AXIAQ VICTOR GEORGE
LEGAL RESPONSES TO INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM: CURRENT FRAMEWORK UNDER MALTESE LAW
11.
AZZOPARDI JOSIANNE
A CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF THE PROVISIONS RELATING TO PASSIVE INCAPACITY UNDER A WILL: WITH AN
ASSESSMENT OF THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THEIR APPLICATION
12.
BALDACCHINO ANNABELLE
THE CREATION AND LEGISLATIVE EVOLUTION OF THE CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION IN MALTA
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF LAWS
LL.D 3RD YEAR (2004/05)
APPROVED THESES TITLES
NO
NAME
THESIS TITLE
13.
BALDACCHINO MARIELLA
THE ROLES OF THE EXECUTIVE POLICE AND THE MAGISTRATE IN THE INVESTIGATION OF CRIMINAL
OFFENCES
14.
BENCINI CAROLINE
THE DOCTRINE OF ULTRA VIRES IN MALTESE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
15.
BONELLO JOHN
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT – A CRITICAL ANALYSIS
16.
BONELLO MARIA
COMMERCIAL AGENCY IN THE LIGHT OF EUROPEAN UNION MEMBERSHIP
17.
BORG CHRISTINE
THE NATURE AND EFFECTS OF THE CONTRACT OF DONATION
.
18.
BORG GERTRUDE
MALTA AND THE FREE MOVEMENT OF WORKERS UNDER THE EU ACQUIS
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF LAWS
LL.D 3RD YEAR (2004/05)
APPROVED THESES TITLES
NO
NAME
THESIS TITLE
19.
BRINCAT ROBERTA
SET-OFF AS A MODE OF EXTINCTION OF OBLIGATIONS
20.
BUGEJA LARA
SUBSIDIARITY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
21.
d CACHIA CHRISTOPHER
SERIOUS FRAUD IN MALTA – DOES THE PRESENT LEGAL FRAMEWORK PROVIDE IN AN APPROPRIATE
MANNER FOR SUCH OFFENCES?
22.
CACHIA SIMON
AN EXAMINATION OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT AMENDMENTS TO THE LAW OF SUCCESSION UNDER ACT XVIII
OF 2004.
23.
CACHIA THEA
INNOVATIONS ENVISAGED IN THE BILL REPEALING AND RE-ENACTING THE PUBLIC REGISTRY ACT AND THE
LAND REGISTRATION ACT INTO THE CENTRAL REGISTRY ACT, 2003 WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE
‘TITLE’ AND THE ‘GUARANTEED TITLE’
NO
24.
NAME
CACHIA TONIO
THESIS TITLE
‘THE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS IN MALTA’. THE LAW AND PRACTICE
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF LAWS
LL.D 3RD YEAR (2004/05)
APPROVED THESES TITLES
25.
CALLEJA CLINTON VINCE
THE PRINCIPLE NE BIS IN IDEM: A CRIMINAL LAW PERSPECTIVE
26.
CAMILLERI CHARLOTTE
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE APPLICATION OF EU DIRECTIVES 1999/70/EC, 98/59/EC, 97/81EC, 98/23EC
IN MALTESE, ITALIAN , UK AND SWEDISH LABOUR LAWS
27.
CARDONA JOSIANNE
RECEPTION OF ASYLUM SEEKERS UNDER EU LAW AND POLICY – THE IMPLICATIONS FOR MALTA
28.
CARUANA ERIKA
ENRON AS THE MARKING POINT IN THE CHRONOLOGY OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REGULATION
29.
CARUANA LEONARD
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT THE DATA PROTECTION ACT, 2001, HAS ON EMPLOYMENT
NO
30.
NAME
CASSAR CHRISTINE
THESIS TITLE
AN ANALYSIS OF THE EUROPEAN PRIVATE COMPANY IN THE LIGHT OF THE SOCIETAS EUROPAEA
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF LAWS
LL.D 3RD YEAR (2004/05)
APPROVED THESES TITLES
31.
CASSAR GABRIELLE
A COMPARATIVE REVIEW OF LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES ARISING FROM STEM CELL THERAPY AND
THERAPEUTIC CLONING
32.
CASSAR MATTHEW
A LANDOWNER’S INTERESTS IN THE TEMPORARY CONCESSION OF HIS PROPERTY
33.
CEFAI ADRIANO
THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF A TRUSTEE
34.
CHARLES DIANA
ARTICLE 28 OF THE EC TREATY AND THE ROLE OF THE CONSUMER
TO SUBMIT THESIS NEXT YEAR 2006
35.
NO
36.
CORRIERI JONATHAN
NAME
V CRIMINALE MARIA
PROTECTED CELL COMPANIES IN MALTA
THESIS TITLE
THE CONCEPT OF ‘CULPA’ IN CRIMINAL LAW – A COMPARATIVE STUDY
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF LAWS
LL.D 3RD YEAR (2004/05)
APPROVED THESES TITLES
37.
CUSCHIERI CLARISSA
THE HISTORY OF THE LEGISLATIVE REGIME GOVERNING PUBLIC LOTTO IN MALTA, 1923 TO 2003
TO SUBMIT THESIS NEXT YEAR 2006
38.
CUSCHIERI MARIO
THE EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT AND THE SAFEGUARDS FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE SUSPECT AND THE
DEFENDANT IN EU MEMBER STATES
39.
CUTAJAR DAVINIA
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF LAWS PROHIBITING STALKING AND SIMILAR FORMS OF HARASSMENT
40.
CUTAJAR MARK
THE HISTORICO-LEGAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE WINE INDUSTRY IN MALTA
TO SUBMIT THESIS NEXT YEAR 2006
41.
NO
42.
DALLI VERONIQUE
NAME
DARMANIN DAVID
USURY IN MALTESE CRIMINAL LAW: A COMPARATIVE LAW APPROACH
THESIS TITLE
PRIVACY AND ELECTRONICS COMMUNICATIONS (THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA AND THE
PROTECTION OF PRIVACY IN THE ELECTRONICS COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR)
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF LAWS
LL.D 3RD YEAR (2004/05)
APPROVED THESES TITLES
43.
DELCEPPO DEBORAH
DEPENALISATION: A PROCESS TO BE ENCOURAGED?
44.
DEPASQUALE ENRICO
AGE AND DEAF MUTISM AS GROUNDS FOR EXEMPTION AND MITIGATION OF PUNISHMENT UNDER THE
MALTESE CRIMINAL CODE: TIME FOR SERIOUS REFORM?
45.
DUNBAR-COUSIN LISA
TRANSPARENCY AND DISCLOSURE: THE PRE AND POST LISTING SCENARIO
46.
ELLUL MERCER DIANA
RECIDIVISM - A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
47.
FARRUGIA MANDY
THE FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT AGAINST TORTURE. AN ANALYSIS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL
COURT’S ROLE WITH REGARD TO THIS RIGHT
NO
48.
NAME
FARRUGIA MARITA
THESIS TITLE
THE RIGHT TO CULTURE – AN EVALUATION
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF LAWS
LL.D 3RD YEAR (2004/05)
APPROVED THESES TITLES
49.
FARRUGIA SACCO STEVEN
THE USE OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT AS EVIDENCE IN COURT
50.
FENECH STEPHANIE
THE PROGRESSIVE HARMONIZATION OF CONTRACT LAW IN THE EU FROM 1985-2005
51.
FLERI-SOLER JULIAN
THE LEGAL PROTECTION OF GET UP (TRADE DRESS)
52.
GALEA ALEXIA
THE LAWS OF ENTAIL AND DISENTAILMENT: THEIR 18
53.
GALEA JULIETTE
MENTAL HEALTH AND THE NON-PENAL SYSTEM AND LEGISLATION IN MALTA: A STUDY IN LEGAL ISSUES
INVOLVED
NO
54.
TH
NAME
GATT BRADLEY
AND 19
TH
CENTURY VICISSITUDES
THESIS TITLE
CAUSES OF DISSOLUTION OF COMPANIES – A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF LAWS
LL.D 3RD YEAR (2004/05)
APPROVED THESES TITLES
55.
GAUCI BERNICE
THE ROLE OF THE COMMISSIONER AS ENVISAGED IN THE COMMISSIONER FOR CHILDREN ACT
56.
GAUCI SAMUEL
WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO REFUGEES ONCE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN AWARDED REFUGEE
STATUS? AN ANALYSIS OF THE NON-REFOULEMENT PRINCIPLE
57.
GAUCI BALUCI LUISA
CONSENT MAKES MARRIAGE. A COMPARATIVE STUDY IN THE CODE OF CANON LAW AND THE MALTESE
CIVIL LAW
58.
GRECH DANIELA
INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACTS
59.
GRECH HABER CHARMAINE
MALTESE CIVIL PROCEDURE: WHITHER GENERAL PRINCIPLES?
NO
60.
NAME
LANFRANCO PHILIP
THESIS TITLE
THE JURISDICTION OF THE MALTESE COURTS AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGEMENTS IN BOTH
CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL MATTERS
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF LAWS
LL.D 3RD YEAR (2004/05)
APPROVED THESES TITLES
61.
LAUTIER MARK
THE FISCAL IMPLICATIONS OF SHIPPING ACTIVITIES: A REVIEW
62.
MALLIA ROBERTA
TURNING STATE’S EVIDENCE IN MALTESE CRIMINAL LAW: A HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY OVERVIEW
63.
MANGION MALCOLM
TAXATION OF TRUSTS: A COMPARATIVE APPROACH
64.
MELI SARA
THE INADMISSABILITY OF ACQUISITION OF TERRITORY BY FORCE. THE RIGHT OF CONQUEST
65.
MERCIECA SUSAN
LIMITATIONS TO FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY UNDER MALTESE BROADCASTING
LEGISLATION
NO
66.
NAME
MICALLEF DOMINIC
THESIS TITLE
USE OF PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED BY THE EXECUTIVE POLICE IN THE COURSE OF CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATION WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE NO (87) 15 OF THE COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS (SEPTEMBER
1987)
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF LAWS
LL.D 3RD YEAR (2004/05)
APPROVED THESES TITLES
67.
MICALLEF JAN
ISSUES OF STATEHOOD IN THE LIGHT OF UN MEMBERSHIP
68.
MICALLEF ROBERT
THE DEVELOPMENT OF MALTESE LEGISLATION REGULATING THE PROTECTION OF ANTIQUITIES AND THE
CULTURAL HERITAGE
69.
MIFSUD KATYA
THE RIGHT TO SPECIAL PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE AND ALTERNATIVE CARE
70.
MIFSUD MIREILLE
PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS OF ASYLUM SEEKERS DURING STATUS DETERMINATION PROCEEDINGS
ASSESSING THE REFUGEES ACT FROM A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE
71.
MIFSUD RITA
THE RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL AND THE PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE IN THE LIGHT OF DECISIONS OF THE
MALTESE COURTS
NO
72.
NAME
MIFSUD STEPHANIA
THESIS TITLE
DETENTION OF ASYLUM SEEKERS WITH REGARDS TO THE IMMIGRATION ACT AND THE EUROPEAN
CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF LAWS
LL.D 3RD YEAR (2004/05)
APPROVED THESES TITLES
73.
MIZZI ALEXANDER
SHIP ARREST: UPCOMING DEVELOPMENTS IN LIGHT OF EU ACCESSION
74.
MUSCAT MARY
FLORA AND FAUNA PROTECTION: AN ANALYSIS OF LEGAL LACUNAE FROM A LAW ENFORCEMENT
PERSPECTIVE
75.
MUSUMECI MACELLI MIRIAM
MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE WITH A SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ITS PRACTICE IN MARRIAGE BETWEEN
NATIONALS AND FOREIGNERS
TO SUBMIT THESIS NEXT YEAR 2006
76.
PHYALL JONATHAN
DIMINISHED RESPONSIBILITY
77.
PISANI KARI
CARRIAGE BY AIR – A SUI GENERIS LIABILITY REGIME
NO
78.
NAME
PIZZUTO GABRIELLE
THESIS TITLE
PARALLEL IMPORTATION UNDER EC LAW
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF LAWS
LL.D 3RD YEAR (2004/05)
APPROVED THESES TITLES
79.
PORTELLI NICHOLAS
SHAREHOLDER’S REMEDIES AGAINST MISMANAGMENT BY COMPANY DIRECTORS
80.
PSAILA EMMA-LOUISE
STATE RESPONSIBILITY IN THE LIGHT OF RECENT OCCURRENCES IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
81.
PSAILA STEPHANIE
INTERNET RESPONSIBILITY: LOCALIZATION AND JURISDICTION
82.
RADMILLI ROBERT
DOMICILE, NATIONALITY AND RESIDENCE: A STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST CONNECTING
FACTOR
83.
RISIOTT KURT
KECK AND POST-KECK JUDGEMENTS IN RESPECT OF SELLING ARRANGEMENTS AND REQUIREMENTS TO BE
MET IN THE LIGHT OF ART 28 EC
NO
84.
NAME
SALIBA RACHEL
THESIS TITLE
THE FRANCHISING CONTRACT
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF LAWS
LL.D 3RD YEAR (2004/05)
APPROVED THESES TITLES
85.
SALIBA YLENIA
A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE MAIN EU INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS IN THE CONTEXT OF A NEW
CONSTITUTION FOR EUROPE
86.
SAMMUT KARL J
THE CONTRACT OF INSURANCE AND THE TRANSIT OF GOODS: THE INSURER’S PERSPECTIVE
87.
SAMMUT KARL M
THE PHENOMENON OF SPAMMING: LEGAL PROBLEMS AND LEGISLATION
88.
SANT NADINE
A STUDY OF THE PROBATION ACT INCLUDING A COMPARATIVE STUDY WITH OTHER NON-CUSTODIAL
ALTERNATIVES TO IMPRISONMENT .
NO
NAME
THESIS TITLE
89.
SHAW FLEUR
PENALTY CLAUSES AND LIQUIDATED DAMAGES IN CONTRACTS
90.
SHEIKH RASHIDA
HIERARCHY OF NORMS AND TYPOLOGY OF ACTS IN EU LAW – AN ANALYSIS
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF LAWS
LL.D 3RD YEAR (2004/05)
APPROVED THESES TITLES
91.
SPITERI-GONZI SARAH
DISTINCTIVENESS AS A REQUIREMENT FOR THE REGISTRATION OF A TRADEMARK UNDER THE
TRADEMARKS ACT 2000
92.
TOMASUOLO CYNTHIA
BAIL: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE INSTITUTE OF BAIL AND THE 2002 AMENDMENTS TO THE CRIMINAL
CODE
93.
TONNA ANNE-MARIE
HISTORICAL MILESTONES IN THE LAW OF LEASE
94.
TONNA KRISTEL
A DIPLOMATIC UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL (UNSC): PREVENTION AND CONTAINMENT OF CONFLICT
NO
NAME
THESIS TITLE
95.
VELLA ADRIANA
REFORM TO THE LAW OF MANDATE
96.
VELLA ADRIAN
THE EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE LAW OF EXTRADITION – A COMPARATIVE
STUDY
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF LAWS
LL.D 3RD YEAR (2004/05)
APPROVED THESES TITLES
97.
VELLA DANIELLE
A STUDY OF THE EU FINANCIAL SERVICES ACTION PLAN
98.
VELLA KARL
CERTAIN ASPECTS OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
99.
VELLA BARDON JAMES
SELF-DETERMINATION OF INDIGENOUS MINORITIES
100.
VELLA GALEA IAN
UNFAIR TERMS IN STANDARD FORM CONTRACTS UNDER MALTESE LAW
NO
NAME
THESIS TITLE
101.
XUEREB DANIELA
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE AVAILABILITY OF ARMS IN THE MATRIMONIAL HOME: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
LAW PERSPECTIVES AT MALTESE LAW
102.
ZAMMIT GABRIELLA
AN ANALYSIS OF INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF MALTESE FINANCIAL REGULATION AND OF INTERNATIONAL
REGULATORY COLLABORATION
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF LAWS
LL.D 3RD YEAR (2004/05)
APPROVED THESES TITLES
103.
ZAMMIT MARIA
AN APPRAISAL OF THE LEGALITY-PRINCIPLES IN RELATION TO GENOCIDE AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY
IN CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL LAW
104.
ZAMMIT RUTH
THE EMERGING EUROPEAN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MODEL
105.
ZAMMIT TIMOTHY
THE COMPETENCE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION IN MATTERS OF TAXATION
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