UNIVERSITY OF MALTA FACULTY OF LAWS RD LL.D 3 YEAR (2002/03) – APPROVED THESES TITLES NO NAME THESIS TITLE 1. ABELA DELICATA Francoise HOME LOANS, CIVIL AND BANKING LAW PERSPECTIVES 2. AGIUS Franco THE LIBERALISATION OF THE ELECTRICITY MARKET IN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN MALTA 3. AGIUS Peter John REFUSAL TO SUPPLY/DEAL AS AN ABUSE OF DOMINANCE IN EC COMPETITION LAW 4. AGIUS Sarah Anne THE PRINCIPLE OF THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD AS THE MOST IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION TAKEN BY THE COURT. 5. ARRIGO Joseph THE EU COMMON FISHERIES POLICY – A MALTESE PERSPECTIVE 6. AZZOPARDI Marisa THE ROLE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR UNDER THE CONDOMINIUM ACT 7. BALZAN Kris 8. BELLIZZI Clinton THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SECURITY COUNCIL AND THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE UNDER THE UNITED NATIONS CHARTER PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY – PROCESSED FOODS WITHIN A COMPREHENSIVE LEGAL CONTEXT 9. BORG Joseph F PROTECTION OF TRADEMARKS AGAINST DOMAIN NAMES 10. BORG CARUANA Silvana DISHERISON AND UNWORTHINESS UNDER THE LAW OF SUCCESSION: A COMPARATIVE STUDY 11. BRANCALEONE Aaron RIGHTS OF THE DEFENCE IN ANTITRUST PROCEEDINGS UNDER EC LAW: A PROPOSAL FOR MALTA’S COMPETITION ACT 12. BRIFFA Karl JUDICIAL CO-OPERATION IN CRIMINAL MATTERS BETWEEN EU MEMBER STATES 13. BRIFFA Maria REGISTRATION OF ACTS AND TITLES TO ENSURE CERTAINITY OF OWNERSHIP 14. BUGEJA Joseph THE PROTECTION OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES CONSUMER UNDER FINANCIAL SERVICES AND CONSUMER LEGISLATION NW/LISTS/TITLE OF THESIS – LLD 2YR UNIVERSITY OF MALTA FACULTY OF LAWS RD LL.D 3 YEAR (2002/03) – APPROVED THESES TITLES NO NAME THESIS TITLE 15. BUGEJA Sandra LAW AND PRACTICE IN HUMAN EMBRYOLOGY – A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF FOREIGN LEGISLATION AND SUGGESTIONS 16. BUHAGIAR Andria VERTICAL RESTRAINTS UNDER EC COMPETITION LAW IN THE LIGHT OF THE NEW BLOCK EXEMPTION AND GUIDELINES ON VERTICAL RESTRAINTS 17. BUHAGIAR PORSELLA FLORES Ingrid 18. BUTTIGIEG Maria Eugenia LACK OF DISCRETION AND INABILITY TO ASSUME MARITAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS AS GROUNDS FOR A DECLARATION OF MARRIAGE NULLITY. A CONTEMPORARY APPRAISAL IN CIVIL AND CANON LAW PRODUCT LIABILITY UNDER EC AND MALTESE CONSUMER LAW 19. CACHIA Paul Anthony THE DEFENCES AND REMEDIES OF THE SURETY 20. CALLEJA Etienne DNA SAMPLING: RIGHTS AND DUTIES 21. CALLEJA Roberta-Victoria THE TRANSPOSITION OF EU LEGISLATION ON WATER PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT INTO MALTESE LAW 22. CAMILLERI Carla THE STATUS AND EFFECT OF THE EU CHARTER ON FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS 23. CAMILLERI Joseph HARMONISATION OF PATENT LAW WITHIN THE EU – PAST AND CURRENT TRENDS 24. CAMILLERI Michael THE COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIPS ORDINANCE (1962) AND THE COMPANIES ACT (1995), A HISTORY 1955 - 2000 25. CARDONA Elsa THE REGULATION OF CONDOMINIA 26. CARUANA Denise THE LIMITATIONS OF MALTESE LAW IN THE FIELD OF CLANDESTINE IMMIGRATION AND THE FIGHT AGAINST UNDERGROUND ECONOMY 27. CARUANA Omar THE COMMUNITY OF ACQUESTS: ITS NATURE AND AFFECTS WITH REGARD TO THE SPOUSES AND THIRD PARTIES 28. CASHA Corinne CLAIMS TO CULTURAL PROPERTY UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW 29. CASSAR Desiree CORPORATE RECOVERY IN MALTA WITH A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS NW/LISTS/TITLE OF THESIS – LLD 2YR UNIVERSITY OF MALTA FACULTY OF LAWS RD LL.D 3 YEAR (2002/03) – APPROVED THESES TITLES NO NAME THESIS TITLE 30. CASSAR Nadia A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF LN294/2000: REGULATIONS ON CONTROL OF CONCENTRATIONS – THE JURISDICTIONAL AND SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES 31. CASSAR TORREGIANI Rachael PREVENTION OF MONEY LAUNDERING AND THE CHALLENGES POSED BY NEW DEVELOPMENTS 32. CASTALDI PARIS Ian THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MALTESE ARBITRATION LAW, 1850 - 2003 33. CRISTINA Marilena WOMEN, WORK AND THE LAW: A LEGISLATIVE OVERVIEW 34. CUTAJAR Adrian THE FOUR SANITARY ORDINANCES OF 1900-1908, A HISTORY 1900-2000 35. D’AGOSTINO James THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIVORCE AND MALTESE LEGISLATION 36. D’AMATO Lisa RECENT TRENDS IN BROADCASTING LEGISLATION 37. DEBONO Angele PART V OF ACT II OF 1996 – INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION IN MALTA 38. DEBONO Charmaine REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES: A LEGAL, ETHICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUE 39. DEPASQUALE Helga DIVISION OF COMPANIES 40. DEPASQUALE Maria THE CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS BY SEA 41. DODEBIER Daphne Jean LAW AND THE DIVING COMMUNITY: A COMPARATIVE STUDY 42. ELLIS Timothy THE PERFORMER’S RIGHTS 43. ELLUL Alexander THE INSTITUTE OF RETRIAL NW/LISTS/TITLE OF THESIS – LLD 2YR UNIVERSITY OF MALTA FACULTY OF LAWS RD LL.D 3 YEAR (2002/03) – APPROVED THESES TITLES NO NAME THESIS TITLE 44. ELLUL Charisse AN EVALUATION OF REGULATION 1/2003 MODERNISING COMPETITION LAW ENFORCEMENT WITHIN THE EUROPEAN UNION 45. FARRUGIA Andre THE OFFICE OF THE NOTARY PUBLIC IN AN EVER-REVOLVING ELECTRONIC WORLD 46. FARRUGIA Martha CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 47. FENECH Joseph ASPECTS OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT DOCUMENTATION 48. GAFA’ Elaine MINORS HAVING CHILDREN 49. GALEA Anthony CONTRACTS OF SERVICES IN SPORTS: A MALTESE PERSPECTIVE 50. GALEA David TERRORISM IN INTERNATIONAL LAW 51. GALEA Sarah HUMAN TRAFFICKING: THE INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL SCENARIO 52. GALEA SALOMONE Francis REGULATING MARKET ABUSE 53. GATT AUDREY SOURCES, STATUS AND EFFECT OF PRINCIPLES OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE IN EC LAW 54. GAUCI Stefan Patrick THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TAXPAYER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE UNDER THE INCOME TAX ACTS 55. GIGLIO Maria Jeannine TAX AVOIDANCE MEASURES UNDER MALTESE LAW 56. GRECH Josette LAWYERS’ LIABILITIES 57. GUILLAUMIER Alain THE IMPACT OF THE FINANCIAL MARKETS ACT ON THE CAPITAL MARKET IN MALTA NW/LISTS/TITLE OF THESIS – LLD 2YR UNIVERSITY OF MALTA FACULTY OF LAWS RD LL.D 3 YEAR (2002/03) – APPROVED THESES TITLES NO NAME THESIS TITLE 58. HILI Charmaine FROM AD HOC TRIBUNALS TO THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT 59. JONES Audrey PROPERTY RIGHTS AS A HUMAN RIGHT. THE RIGHT TO PROPERTY IN A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE, PAYING SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE MALTESE CONSTITUTIONS, AND THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS. 60. LEPRE Roberta PRODUCT SAFETY AND PRODUCT LIABILITY IN THE LIGHT OF RECENT MALTESE LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS 61. LICARI Malcolm LAW CONCERNING SPORT – DOES THE SPORTS ACT (ACT XXVI), 2002, REGULATE SUFFICIENTLY OR EXCESSIVELY THE SECTOR? 62. MAGRI Daniela ACTS WHICH A NOTARY MAY NOT RECEIVE 63. MAGRI Philip Mario JURISDICTION AND THE RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGEMENTS AT MALTESE LAW (CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL MATTERS) 64. MAGRO Oliver LEGAL ASPECTS OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE CONTRACTS 65. MALLIA Adrian MARKET INTEGRATION AND ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY: TWO CONFLICTING GOALS IN EUROPEAN COMPETITION LAW? 66. MALLIA Danielle ASPECTS OF FINANCIAL SERVICES LEGISLATION IN THE LIGHT OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS 67. MANGION Daniela PROTECTION OF YOUNG WORKERS UNDER THE MALTESE, EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL LEGAL REGIMES: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS 68. MANICARO Jesmond DEVELOPMENTS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE END OF THE COLD WAR 69. MERCIECA Katia ACQUIRERS OF IMMOVEABLES IN SUBASTA: QUID JURIS 70. MICALLEF Maria Pia THE ANIMAL WELFARE ACT: ANALYSIS AND COMPARATIVE REVIEW 71. MICALLEF Renald THE TAXATION OF COMPANY SHARES UNDER MALTESE LAW. IS IT COMPATIBLE WITH EU LAW? NW/LISTS/TITLE OF THESIS – LLD 2YR UNIVERSITY OF MALTA FACULTY OF LAWS RD LL.D 3 YEAR (2002/03) – APPROVED THESES TITLES N O NAME 72. MICALLEF CALVAGNA Matthew 73. MIFSUD Alison 74. MIFSUD Cedric THE RESTRICTIONS OF DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY WITH REGARDS TO BREACHES OF HUMAN RIGHTS 75. MIFSUD FARRUGIA Geoffrey NOVELTY IN PATENT LAW 76. O’BRIEN Barbara CHILDREN’S RIGHTS – THE RIGHT TO DIVORCE YOUR PARENT 77. PALMIER James THE PROTECTION OF THE UNDERWATER CULTURAL HERITAGE – AN ANALYSIS OF THE CONVENTION ON THE PROTECTION OF THE UNDERWATER CULTURAL HERITAGE 78. PERALTA Karl LEGAL ASPECTS OF THE OPERATIONAL RUNNING OF NIGHTCLUBS AND BARS 79. PISANI BENCINI Krista THE NOTION OF PUBLIC INTEREST WITH AN ANALYSIS OF MALTESE JURISPRUDENCE 80. PORTELLI Glorienne THE NEED OF A PATIENT’S RIGHTS ACT AND A PROPOSAL FOR DOMESTIC LEGISLATION 81. REFALO Mark PUBLIC PROCUREMENT – A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE 82. SACCO Donna Marie PATENTING THE HUMAN GENOME:- ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES 83. SAMMUT Mario PROCUREMENT BY TENDER - A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN THE SITUATION IN MALTA AND IN THE EU 84. SANT Stefan LIABILITY AND COMPENSATION FOR OIL SPILLS IN MALTESE WATERS 85. SAPIANO Claude Josef THE LEGALITY OF THE USE OF FORCE UNDER THE UNITED NATIONS CHARTER NW/LISTS/TITLE OF THESIS – LLD 2YR THESIS TITLE VIENNA CONVENTION ON CONSULAR RELATIONS: AN ANALYSIS AND ITS REMIFICATIONS IN MALTESE LAW COMPARATIVE AND MISLEADING ADVERTISTING: THE POSITION IN MALTA AND THE EU UNIVERSITY OF MALTA FACULTY OF LAWS RD LL.D 3 YEAR (2002/03) – APPROVED THESES TITLES N O NAME THESIS TITLE 86. SCERRI WORLEY James P EVIDENCE BY AFFIDAVIT IN THE CIVIL COURT 87. SCHEMBRI Melanie THE LEGAL POSITION OF DISABLED PERSONS 88. SCIBERRAS Natasha RESTRAINT ON COMPETITION AND PROTECTION OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION IN THE FIELD OF EMPLOYMENT: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS 89. SCICLUNA James PRE-CONTRACTUAL LIABILITY – COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES 90. STIVALA Daniela RETURN OR REFUSAL TO RETURN ABDUCTED CHILDREN UNDER THE CHILD ABDUCTION AND CUSTODY ACT, 1999 91. TABONE Dulcie CONDITIONAL AND LIMITED DISPOSITIONS IN THE LAW OF SUCCESSION 92. TEDESCO TRICCAS Roberta ELECTORAL SYSTEMS AND ELECTORAL OUTCOMES - A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS 93. TONNA Antonella THE CONCEPT OF DANNO BIOLOGICO AND THE CASE FOR ITS INTRODUCTION IN MALTESE LAW 94. VASSALLO Lycia THE POLLUTER PAYS PRINCIPLE – THE LEGAL ASPECTS AND IMPLICATIONS 95. VASSALLO Robert THE PRIVATE WRITING FROM A CIVIL LAW PERSPECTIVE 96. VASSALLO BONELLO Pamela PROTECTING PERSONALITY RIGHTS: THE COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE 97. VELLA Claudia NON-MARITAL COHABITATION – A CASE FOR LEGISLATIVE INTERVENTION 98. VELLA SCIRIHA Paula A THE REGULATION OF TRUSTS AND THE TAXATION OF TRUST INCOME FOLLOWING THE COMING INTO EFFECT OF THE BILL IN PREPARATION – A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS 99. YOUNG Neville THE PUBLIC CORPORATION IN THE MALTESE EXPERIENCE. A CASE STUDY IN THE WATER SERVICES CORPORATION NW/LISTS/TITLE OF THESIS – LLD 2YR UNIVERSITY OF MALTA FACULTY OF LAWS RD LL.D 3 YEAR (2002/03) – APPROVED THESES TITLES N O 100. NAME ZAMMIT BORDA Aldo 21.02.03 NW/LISTS/TITLE OF THESIS – LLD 2YR THESIS TITLE THE THREAT AND USE OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW