https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/1126 Thu, 05 Nov 2026 19:03:46 GMT 2026-11-05T19:03:46Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/150231 Title: Judge Silvio Meli’s ‘Judgecraftand the art of rhetoric’ Abstract: A few days before his passing, Judge Silvio Meli published his final book – Judgecraft and the art of rhetoric: Focus – Weaknesses – Challenges – Ethics. I commemorate his memory by celebrating his latest book on judgecraft and rhetoric. Judge Meli must be commended for his originality in pursuing a study of these extremely interesting subjects for the purpose of this pioneering effort that unravels to the reader two novel institutes that, although well familiar with the judicial and legal professions abroad, are being brought to light locally through this seminal opus thereby filling an important gap in extant Maltese legal literature. Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/150231 2026-10-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/149986 Title: Malta’s pre-eminent dualist status Authors: Aquilina, Kevin Abstract: Under British rule and prior to European Union (EU) accession, Malta had always been a dualist state, in so far as the relationship between international law and municipal law was concerned. With EU accession, a tinge of monism was introduced into the Maltese legal system in relation to EU regulations and decisions, once these do not require transposition. However, this element of monism cannot be said to have radically transformed Malta into a monist-dualist hybrid state, as the Maltese legal system continues to be primarily dualist in nature and, limitedly only to the case of certain (and not all) EU laws referred to above, monist. Hence, this article sets out to prove the hypothesis that monism is partially embedded within the Maltese legal system with dualism undoubtedly continuing to reign supreme therein. [excerpt] Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/149986 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/149978 Title: Revisiting the Inquiries Act Abstract: There has lately been reported in the newspapers a public discord between Chief Justice Emeritus Vincent de Gaetano, on the one hand, and the former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and former justice minister Owen Bonnici, on the other, in relation to the procedure to be followed by the Daphne Caruana Galizia Assassination Board of Inquiry.; The former Chief Justice claims that there was interference on the part of government in how the administrative inquiry was to be conducted but the politicians claim that the matters involved were logistical in nature that did not impinge on the merits of the inquiry. Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/149978 2026-10-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/149810 Title: KI-Systeme mit allgemeinem Verwendungszweck Authors: Revolidis, Ioannis Abstract: Die Entwicklung und rasante Verbreitung von Großen Sprachmodellen und generativer Künstlicher Intelligenz markieren unzweifelhaft einen bedeutenden Wendepunkt in der Evolution technologischer Systeme. Diese fortschrittlichen KI-Formen transzendieren die Fähigkeiten früherer Generationen nicht nur graduell, sondern leiten einen qualitativen Sprung ein, der neue Horizonte eröffnet und zugleich fundamental neue Herausforderungen mit sich bringt. [Auszug] Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/149810 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z