| CODE | MCT1006 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Introduction to Law (Prolegomena) | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Media, Communications & Technology Law | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit covers two topics: the Maltese Legal System and Prolegomena. It is intended to be an introductory study-unit which gives students a bird's eye view of the Maltese Legal System and of pertinent legal principles which are applied in all branches of the law including Criminal Law. Study-unit Aims: The study-unit aims to introduce the Maltese Legal System to the student. This will provide grounding for further study-units offered in the Diploma in Policing. It will introduce them to the main legal concepts applicable in all branches of the law. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Explain the component parts of the Maltese legal system; - Understand the most important legal principles of the Maltese legal system; - Recognize and find the sources of the Maltese legal system; - Trace the historical evolution of the Maltese legal system from the period of the Romans till to date. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Write about the legal system; - Write about legal principles; - Research the law; - Access legal sources without difficulty. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Max Ganado (ed.), Introduction to Maltese Financial Services Law, Valletta Allied Publications, 2009. - David J. Attard, 'The Maltese Legal System', Volume I, Malta University Press, Msida, 2012. - Kevin Aquilina, 'The Nature and Sources of the Maltese Mixed Legal System: A Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’, Comparative Law Review, 2013, Vol. No. 4, Issue No. 1, pp. 1-38. Available on the internet - open access. - Kevin Aquilina, ‘Rethinking Maltese Legal Hybridity: A Chimeric Illusion or a Healthy Grafted European Law Mixture?’, Journal of Civil Law Studies, Volume 4, 2011, pp. 261-283. Available on the internet - open access. - Kevin Aquilina, ‘Non-Autochthonous Law Influences on the Maltese Legal System’. Id-Dritt, Volume XXII, 2011, 265-278. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Students taking this study-unit need to have a background in law. | ||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Kevin Aquilina (Co-ord.) Patrick J. Galea |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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