FACULTY OF LAWS
LL.D 2ND YEAR (2001/02) – APPROVED THESIS TITLES
| NO | NAME | THESIS TITLE | SUPERVISOR AND/SPECIALIST ASSISTANT | |
| 1. | ABELA DELICATA Francoise | HOME LOANS, CIVIL AND BANKING LAW PERSPECTIVES | SUPERVISOR SPEC ASSISTANT | PROF A MUSCAT DR M BORG COSTANZI |
| 2. | AGIUS Franco | THE LIBERALISATION OF THE ENERGY SECTOR | SUPERVISOR | DR EUGENE BUTTIGIEG |
| 3. | AGIUS Peter John | REFUSAL TO SUPPLY/DEAL AS AN ABUSE OF DOMINANCE IN EC COMPETITION LAW | SUPERVISOR | DR EUGENE BUTTIGIEG |
| 4. | AGIUS Sarah Anne | THE PRINCIPLE OF THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD AS THE MOST IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION TAKEN BY THE COURT. | SUPERVISOR | DR RUTH FARRUGIA |
| 5. | ARRIGO Joseph | THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CERA AND IRA (INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT) (WHITE PAPER 2001 – 2002) | SUPERVISOR SPEC.ASSISTANT | DR J CARUANA SCICLUNA DR RICHARD CAMILLERI |
| 6. | AZZOPARDI Marisa | THE CONCEPT OF ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE CONDOMINIUM ACT | SUPERVISOR | MR JUST. TONIO MALLIA |
| 7. | BALZAN Kris | THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SECURITY COUNCIL AND THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE UNDER THE UNITED NATIONS CHARTER | SUPERVISOR SPEC. ASSISTANT | PROFESSOR DAVID ATTARD DR PATRICIA MALLIA |
| 8. | BELLIZZI Clinton | PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY – PROCESSED FOODS WITHIN A COMPREHENSIVE LEGAL CONTEXT | SUPERVISOR | DR M DEMARCO |
| 9. | BORG Joseph F | PROTECTION OF TRADEMARKS AGAINST DOMAIN NAMES | SUPERVISOR | DR M FRENDO |
| 10. | BORG CARUANA Silvana | WILLS: PROBLEMS THAT ARISE DUE TO THE PRESENT LEGISLATION AND PROPOSALS THAT COULD BE CARRIED OUT TO ELIMINATE THEM | SUPERVISOR | NOT J H SCIRIHA |
| 11. | BRANCALEONE Aaron | RIGHTS OF THE DEFENCE IN COMPETITION PROCEEDINGS UNDER EC LAW: A PROPOSAL FOR MALTA'S COMPETITION ACT | SUPERVISOR | DR EUGENE BUTTIGIEG |
| 12. | BRIFFA Karl | ILLICIT POSSESSION OF DRUGS AND THE LAW | SUPERVISOR | DR SILVIO CAMILLERI |
| 13. | BRIFFA Maria | A NEW SYSTEM OF REGISTRATION OF ACTS AND TITLES TO ENSURE CERTAINITY OF OWNERSHIP | SUPERVISOR SPEC. ASSISTANT | MR JUST. T MALLIA DR GODWIN GRIMA |
| 14. | BUGEJA Joseph | THE PROTECTION OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES CONSUMER UNDER FINANCIAL SERVICES AND CONSUMER LEGISLATION | SUPERVISOR | DR DAVID FABRI |
| 15. | BUGEJA Sandra | LAW AND PRACTICE IN HUMAN EMBRYOLOGY – A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF FOREIGN LEGISLATION AND SUGGESTIONS | SUPERVISOR SPEC ASSISTANT | DR BRIDGET ELLUL FR E AGIUS |
| 16. | BUHAGIAR Andria | VERTICAL RESTRAINTS UNDER EC COMPETITION LAW IN THE LIGHT OF THE NEW BLOCK EXEMPTION AND GUIDELINES ON VERTICAL RESTRAINTS | SUPERVISOR | DR E BUTTIGIEG |
| 17. | BUHAGIAR PORSELLA FLORES Ingrid | 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 | SUPERVISOR SPEC. ASSISTANT | MR JUST G CARUANA DEMAJO MONS JOSEPH BAJADA |
| 18. | BUTTIGIEG Maria Eugenia | PRODUCT LIABILITY UNDER EC AND MALTESE CONSUMER LAW | SUPERVISOR | DR EUGENE BUTTIGIEG |
| 19. | CACHIA Paul Anthony | THE DEFENCES AND REMEDIES OF THE SURETY | SUPERVISOR SPEC. ASSISTANT | MR JUST. TONIO MALLIA DR PATRICK GALEA |
| 20. | CALLEJA Etienne | THE LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF DNA EVIDENCE | SUPERVISOR SPEC. ASSISTANT | PROFESSOR IAN REFALO DR B ELLUL |
| 21. | CALLEJA Roberta-Victoria | THE IMPLICATIONS OF TRANSPOSITION OF EU LEGISLATION ON WATER PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT INTO MALTESE LAW | SUPERVISOR SPEC. ASSISTANT | PROFESSOR PETER XUEREB DR K AQUILINA |
| 22. | CAMILLERI Carla | THE STATUS AND EFFECT OF THE EU CHARTER ON FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS | SUPERVISOR | PROFESSOR PETER XUEREB |
| 23. | CAMILLERI Joseph | HARMONISATION OF PATENT LAW WITHIN THE EU – PAST AND CURRENT TRENDS | SUPERVISOR SPEC. ASSISTANT | PROFESSOR P G XUEREB DR RICHARD CAMILLERI |
| 24. | CAMILLERI Michael | THE COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIPS ORDINANCE (1962) AND THE COMPANIES ACT (1995), A HISTORY 1955 - 2000 | SUPERVISOR | DR RAY MANGION |
| 25. | CARDONA Elsa | THE CONDOMINIUM ACT IN THE LIGHT OF RECENT AMENDMENTS | SUPERVISOR | NOT J H SCIRIHA |
| 26. | CARUANA Denise | THE LIMITATIONS OF MALTESE LAW IN THE FIELD OF CLANDESTINE IMMIGRATION AND THE FIGHT AGAINST UNDERGROUND ECONOMY | SUPERVISOR | DR S FILLETTI |
| 27. | CARUANA Omar | THE COMMUNITY OF ACQUESTS: ITS NATURE AND AFFECTS WITH REGARD TO THE SPOUSES AND THIRD PARTIES | SUPERVISOR | DR P GALEA |
| 28. | CASHA Corinne | RESTITUTION AND REPATRIATION IN INTERNATIONAL LAW: A CRITICAL APPRAISAL | SUPERVISOR | DR SIMONE BORG |
| 29. | CASSAR Desiree | THE VARIOUS SAFEGUARDS AFFORDED TO THE CREDITORS IN THE COMPANIES ACT 1995 | SUPERVISOR | DR A GALEA SALAMONE |
| 30. | CASSAR Nadia | AN ANALYSIS OF THE FORTHCOMING AMENDMENTS TO CERA AND IRA, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE AMENDMENTS NECESSARY TO BRING MALTESE LABOUR LAW IN LINE WITH EU LAW | SUPERVISOR | HON DR J BORG |
| 31. | CASSAR TORREGIANI Rachael | CURRENT MONEY LAUNDERING FRAMEWORK AND PROCEDURES. ARE THESE ADEQUATE IN DEALING WITH MONEY LAUNDERING RISKS IN A VIRTUAL BANKING SCENARIO. | SUPERVISOR SPECIALIST ASST | DR A GALEA SALOMONE DR L DEGABRIELE |
| 32. | CASTALDI PARIS Ian | SHAREHOLDERS REMEDIES AGAINST MISMANAGEMENT BY COMPANY DIRECTORS | SUPERVISOR | DR A GALEA SALOMONE |
| 33. | CRISTINA Marilena | WOMEN, WORK AND THE LAW: A LEGISLATIVE OVERVIEW | SUPERVISOR | MR JUST J R MICALLEF |
| 34. | CUTAJAR Adrian | THE FOUR SANITARY ORDINANCES OF 1900-1908, A HISTORY 1900-2000 | SUPERVISOR | DR RAY MANGION |
| 35. | D'AGOSTINO James | THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIVORCE AND MALTESE LEGISLATION | SUPERVISOR | DR ANTON MICALLEF |
| 36. | D'AMATO Lisa | RECENT TRENDS IN BROADCASTING LEGISLATION | SUPERVISOR | DR KEVIN AQUILINA |
| 37. | DEBONO Angele | ARBITRATION RULES FOR INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION UNDER THE MALTA ARBITRATION ACT OF 1996: A DRAFT MODEL | SUPERVISOR | DR TONIO FENECH |
| 38. | DEBONO Charmaine | REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES: A LEGAL, ETHICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUE | SUPERVISOR | DR BRIDGET ELLUL |
| 39. | DEPASQUALE Helga | DIVISION OF COMPANIES | SUPERVISOR SPEC ASSISTANT | DR A GALEA SALOMONE MR OSCAR GRECH (DELOITTE AND TOUCHE) |
| 40. | DEPASQUALE Maria | THE CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS BY SEA | SUPERVISOR SPEC ASSISTANT | DR ANN FENECH DR IVAN VELLA (IMLI) |
| 41. | DODEBIER Daphne Jean | LAW AND THE DIVING COMMUNITY: A COMPARATIVE STUDY | SUPERVISOR SPEC ASSISTANT | PROFESSOR I REFALO DR TONIO VELLA |
| 42. | ELLIS Timothy | THE PERFORMER'S RIGHTS | SUPERVISOR | DR RICHARD CAMILLERI |
| 43. | ELLUL Alexander | THE CONVENTION ON THE PROTECTION AND PUNISHMENT OF CRIMES AGAINST INTERNATIONALLY PROTECTED PERSONS, INCLUDING DIPLOMATIC AGENTS: AN ANALYSIS | SUPERVISOR | PROFESSOR DAVID ATTARD |
| 44. | ELLUL Charisse | AN EVALUATION OF THE WHITE PAPER ON MODERNISATION OF EC ANTITRUST LAW | SUPERVISOR | DR EUGENE BUTTIGIEG |
| 45. | FARRUGIA Andre | THE CYBERNOTARY: A FAR-FETHED PROFESSION OR A MUST IN AN EVER EVOLVING ELECTRONIC WORLD? | SUPERVISOR SPEC. ASSISTANT | NOT J SCIRIHA NOT M FELICE |
| 46. | FARRUGIA Martha | THE CORPORATE MIND | SUPERVISOR SPEC. ASSISTANT | PROFESSOR A MUSCAT DR MASSIMO VELLA |
| 47. | FENECH Joseph | THE DIFFICULTIES IN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT DOCUMENTATION | SUPERVISOR | DR PATRICK GALEA |
| 48. | GAFA' Elaine | MINORS HAVING CHILDREN | SUPERVISOR | DR RUTH FARRUGIA |
| 49. | GALEA Anthony | CONTRACTS OF SERVICES IN SPORTS: A MALTESE PERSPECTIVE | SUPERVISOR SPEC. ASSISTANT | DR R MANGION DR JOE MIFSUD |
| 50. | GALEA David | TERRORISM IN INTERNATIONAL LAW | SUPERVISOR | DR ANTON MICALLEF |
| 51. | GALEA Sarah | HUMAN TRAFFICKING: THE INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL SCENARIO | SUPERVISOR SPEC. ASSISTANT | PROFESSOR DAVID ATTARD DR KATRINA CAMILLERI |
| 52. | GALEA SALOMONE Francis | REGULATING STOCK MARKET ABUSE | SUPERVISOR | PROFESSOR ANDREW MUSCAT |
| 53. | GATT AUDREY | SOURCES, STATUS AND EFFECT OF PRINCIPLES OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE IN EC LAW | SUPERVISOR | PROFESSOR P G XUEREB |
| 54. | GAUCI Stefan Patrick | THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TAXPAYER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE UNDER THE INCOME TAX ACTS | SUPERVISOR SPEC. ASSISTANT | DR NEVILLE GATT DR TONIO FENECH |
| 55. | GIGLIO Maria Jeannine | TAX AVOIDANCE MEASURES UNDER MALTESE LAW | SUPERVISOR | DR NEVILLE GATT |
| 56. | GRECH Josette | LAWYERS' LIABILITIES | SUPERVISOR | MR JUSTICE G CARUANA DEMAJO |
| 57. | GUILLAUMIER Alain | THE IMPACT OF THE FINANCIAL MARKETS ACT ON THE CAPITAL MARKET IN MALTA | SUPERVISOR | DR A GALEA SALOMONE |
| 58. | HILI Charmaine | CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY – THE END OF THE ROAD? | SUPERVISOR SPEC.ASSISTANT | PROFESSOR GUIDO DEMARCO DR S FILLETTI |
| 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. | SUPERVISOR | DR DAVID ZAMMIT |
| 60. | LEPRE Roberta | THE CONCEPT OF PRODUCT SAFETY IN THE LIGHT OF THE EU DIRECTIVE 92/59 EEC AND RECENT MALTESE DEVELOPMENTS | SUPERVISOR | DR S FILLETTI |
| 61. | LICARI Malcolm | LAW CONCERNING SPORT – DOES THE WHITE PAPER ON A NATIONAL SPORTS ACT, 2001 REGULATE SUFFICIENTLY OR EXCESSIVELY THIS SECTOR? | SUPERVISOR | DR R MANGION |
| 62. | MAGRI Daniela | ACTS WHICH A NOTARY MAY NOT RECEIVE | SUPERVISOR | NOT J H SCIRIHA |
| 63. | MAGRI Philip Mario | JURISDICTION AND THE RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGEMENTS AT MALTESE LAW (CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL MATTERS) | SUPERVISOR | DR ALEX SCIBERRAS TRIGONA |
| 64. | MAGRO Oliver | LEGAL ASPECTS OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE CONTRACTS | SUPERVISOR | DR JOE CANNATACI |
| 65. | MALLIA Adrian | MARKET INTEGRATION AND ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY: TWO CONFLICTING GOALS IN EUROPEAN COMPETITION LAW? | SUPERVISOR | DR EUGENE BUTTIGIEG |
| 66. | MALLIA Danielle | ASPECTS OF FINANCIAL SERVICES LEGISLATION IN THE LIGHT OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS | SUPERVISOR SPEC. ASSISTANT | DR DAVID FABRI DR MARSE-ANN FARRUGIA |
| 67. | MANGION Daniela | PROTECTION OF YOUNG WORKERS UNDER THE MALTESE, EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL LEGAL REGIMES: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS | SUPERVISOR SPEC. ASSISTANT | HON DR J BORG DR THERESE CACHIA |
| 68. | MANICARO Jesmond | DEVELOPMENTS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE END OF THE COLD WAR | SUPERVISOR SPEC. ASSISTANT | PROFESSOR DAVID ATTARD DR P MALLIA |
| 69. | MERCIECA Katia | CONSUMER POLICY IN THE EU: PROTECTION OF THE CONSUMER OR ENHANCEMENT OF THE INTERNAL MARKET PROGRAMME? | SUPERVISOR | DR E BUTTIGIEG |
| 70. | MICALLEF Maria Pia | THE ANIMAL WELFARE ACT: ANALYSIS AND COMPARATIVE REVIEW | SUPERVISOR SPEC. ASSISTANT | DR SIMONE BORG DR C VELLA |
| 71. | MICALLEF Renald | FISCAL ASPECTS OF COMPANY SECURITIES UNDER MALTESE LAW (WITH COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS WITH UK LAW WHERE RELEVANT) | SUPERVISOR | DR NEVILLE GATT |
| 72. | MICALLEF CALVAGNA Matthew | VIENNA CONVENTION ON CONSULAR RELATIONS: AN ANALYSIS AND ITS REMIFICATIONS IN MALTESE LAW | SUPERVISOR | DR KEVIN AQUILINA |
| 73. | MIFSUD Alison | COMPARATIVE AND MISLEADING ADVERTISTING IN MALTA: A COMPARATIVE STUDY | SUPERVISOR SPEC. ASSISTANT | PROFESSOR P G XUEREB DR RICHARD CAMILLERI |
| 74. | MIFSUD Cedric | THE RESTRICTIONS OF DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY WITH REGARDS TO BREACHES OF HUMAN RIGHTS | SUPERVISOR | DR KEVIN AQUILINA |
| 75. | MIFSUD FARRUGIA Geoffrey | NOVELTY IN PATENT LAW | SUPERVISOR | DR RICHARD CAMILLERI |
| 76. | O'BRIEN Barbara | CHILDREN'S RIGHTS – THE RIGHT TO DIVORCE YOUR PARENT | SUPERVISOR | DR RUTH FARRUGIA |
| 77. | PALMIER James | THE PROTECTION OF UNDERWATER CULTURAL HERITAGE – AN ANALYSIS OF THE CONVENTION ON THE PROTECTION OF THE UNDERWATER CULTURAL HERITAGE | SUPERVISOR SPEC. ASSISTANT | PROFESSOR I REFALO DR E DEPASQUALE |
| 78. | PERALTA Karl | THE LEGAL ASPECTS OF THE OPERATIONAL RUNNING OF NIGHTCLUBS AND BARS | SUPERVISOR | DR S FILLETTI |
| 79. | PISANI BENCINI Krista | THE NOTION OF PUBLIC INTEREST | SUPERVISOR | PROFESSOR G MIFSUD BONNICI |
| 80. | PORTELLI Glorienne | THE NEED OF A PATIENT'S RIGHTS ACT AND A PROPOSAL FOR DOMESTIC LEGISLATION | SUPERVISOR SPEC. ASSISTANT | DR BRIGITTE ELLUL DR PIERRE MALLIA |
| 81. | REFALO Mark | PUBLIC PROCUREMENT – A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE | SUPERVISOR SPEC. ASSISTANT | DR AUSTIN BENCINI DR EUGENE BUTTIGIEG |
| 82. | SACCO Donna Marie | PATENTING THE HUMAN GENOME:- ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES | SUPERVISOR SPEC.ASSISTANT | CHIEF JUST. EMER. PROF G MIFSUD BONNICI FR EMANUEL AGIUS |
| 83. | SAMMUT Mario | PROCUREMENT BY TENDER - A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN THE SITUATION IN MALTA AND IN THE EU | SUPERVISOR SPEC. ASSISTANT | PROFESSOR P XUEREB DR M DEMARCO |
| 84. | SANT Stefan | COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY FOR OIL SPILLS IN MALTESE WATERS | SUPERVISOR SPEC.ASSISTANT | DR TONIO FENECH MR JONATHAN PACE (MALTA MARITIME AUTHORITY) |
| 85. | SAPIANO Claude Josef | THE LEGALITY OF THE USE OF FORCE UNDER THE UNITED NATIONS CHARTER | SUPERVISOR | DR A SCIBERRAS TRIGONA |
| 86. | SCERRI WORLEY James P | EVIDENCE BY AFFIDAVIT IN THE CIVIL COURT | SUPERVISOR | DR P GALEA |
| 87. | SCHEMBRI Melanie | THE LEGAL POSITION OF LEAST ABLED PERSONS | SUPERVISOR SPEC ASSISTANT | DR R FARRUGIA NOT ANTOINE AGIUS |
| 88. | SCIBERRAS Natasha | PLACES OF REFUGE FOR VESSELS IN DISTRESS: A STUDY OF THE RELEVANT LEGAL ISSUES AND DEVELOPMENTS | SUPERVISOR | DR ANN FENECH |
| 89. | SCICLUNA James | PRE-CONTRACTUAL LIABILITY – COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES | SUPERVISOR | DR AUSTIN BENCINI MR JUSTICE MICALLEF |
| 90. | STIVALA Daniela | THE GROUNDS FOR THE RETURN OR FOR REFUSING THE RETURN OF AN ABDUCTED CHILD UNDER THE CHILD ABDUCTION AND CUSTODY ACT, 1999 | SUPERVISOR SPEC.ASSISTANT | MR JUST. TONIO MALLIA DR RUTH FARRUGIA |
| 91. | TABONE Dulcie | CONIDITIONAL AND LIMITED DISPOSITIONS IN THE LAW OF SUCCESSION | SUPERVISOR | DR PAUL DEBONO |
| 92. | TEDESCO TRICCAS Roberta | A COMPARISON OF ELECTORAL SYSTEMS FROM AN ADMINISTRATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL LAW POINT OF VIEW | SUPERVISOR SPEC.ASSISTANT | PROFESSOR I REFALO PROFESSOR D ATTARD |
| 93. | TONNA Antonella | THE CONCEPT OF DANNO BIOLOGICO AND THE CASE FOR ITS INTRODUCTION IN MALTESE LAW | SUPERVISOR | DR D ZAMMIT |
| 94. | VASSALLO Lycia | THE POLLUTER PAYS PRINCIPLE – THE LEGAL ASPECTS AND IMPLICATIONS | SUPERVISOR SPEC.ASSISTANT | DR KEVIN AQUILINA DR SIMONE BORG |
| 95. | VASSALLO Robert | THE PRIVATE WRITING: A COMPARATIVE STUDY | SUPERVISOR SPEC ASSISTANT | NOT J H SCIRIHA DR R MANGION |
| 96. | VASSALLO BONELLO Pamela | THE IMPACT OF FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS ON PRIVATE LAW: A COMPARATIVE STUDY | SUPERVISOR | DR DAVID ZAMMIT |
| 97. | VELLA Claudia | THE LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF COHABITATION – A NEED FOR REGULATION | SUPERVISOR | DR RUTH FARRUGIA |
| 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 | SUPERVISOR SPEC.ASSISTANT | PROFESSOR IAN REFALO DR STEPHEN ATTARD |
| 99. | YOUNG Neville | THE PUBLIC CORPORATION IN THE MALTESE EXPERIENCE. A CASE STUDY IN THE WATER SERVICES CORPORATION | SUPERVISOR | DR KEVIN AQUILINA |
| 100. | ZAMMIT BORDA Aldo | THE THREAT AND USE OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW | SUPERVISOR | DR A MICALLEF |
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