https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/1913 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 14:24:01 GMT 2026-04-26T14:24:01Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/145621 Title: Spatial planning goals and values in selected national legal frameworks : a comparative study Authors: Nowak, Maciej J.; Baker, Matovu; Fast, Victoria; Fidélis, Teresa; Gagakuma, Desmond; Idiculla, Mathew; Levent, Tolga; Mitrea, Andrei; De Marchi Moyano, Bianca; Musumeci, Robert; Sharifi, Ayyoob; Tanku, Melaku; Dalla Torre, Julieta; Blaszke, Małgorzata Abstract: This article examines the legal foundations of spatial planning through a comparative analysis of twelve countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Canada, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Japan, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Turkey, and Uganda. These countries were selected for their diverse geographic, political, and socio-economic contexts. Despite significant differences, the study finds a notable convergence in how planning goals and values are expressed in law. At the same time, it identifies recurring challenges in implementing these legal provisions, including weak enforcement, institutional fragmentation, and pressures from informal development and private interests. The findings point to a set of shared legal principles that underpin spatial planning across jurisdictions, offering a basis for reflecting on the potential for more universally applicable planning norms. Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/145621 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/145562 Title: Responsabiltajiet legali fil-kuntest ta’ kostruzzjoni f’Malta Abstract: Dr Robert Musumeci janalizza r-responsabbiltajiet regolatorji u kriminali fil-qasam tal-kostruzzjoni f’Malta. Jiffoka fuq id-dispożizzjonijiet tal-Kodici Kriminali (Kap. 9) dwar il-ħsara involontarja (culpa) ikkawżata min-nuqqas ta’ ħsieb, traskuraġni jew nuqqas ta’ osservanza tar-regolamenti, kif ukoll ir-responsabbiltà kriminali ta’ korpi korporattivi (Kap. 249). Jiddeskrivi l-obbligi ta’ assigurazzjoni obbligatorja għas-siti ta’ kostruzzjoni (Kap. 623) u r-rekwiżiti tal-liċenzjar tal-kuntratturi. Attenzjoni speċjali tingħata għad-dmirijiet tas-saħħa u s-sigurtà taħt il-Kap. 646 fuq il-prinċipal, il-klijent, is-superviżur tal-proġett, il-kuntratturi u l-ħaddiema, b’riferiment għal riskji għoljin bħax-xogħol fl-għoli, l-iskavar u d-demolizzjoni. L-analiżi sservi biss biex tidentifika l-qafas normattiv rilevanti għall-inkjesti u ma tesprimi ebda ħtija jew responsabbiltà. Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/145562 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/145227 Title: Administrative acts and measures of internal organization or administration : a legal analysis Authors: Borg, Tonio Abstract: In this article, Prof Tonio Borg examines the significance of the exception contained in the definition of administrative act under article 469A of the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure, namely internal organizational matters. The author underlines the different and conflicting judgments interpreting this exception and calls for a legislative intervention to ensure legal certainty. Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/145227 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/145197 Title: Lecture on the Miller case : a foreign perspective Abstract: I would like to tackle the subject from three different angles : First all the eternal struggle between the Executive and the Judiciary with the former complaining that in breach of the doctrine of the separation of powers the judiciary is intruding into areas which belong exclusively to the Executive The second point is whether the exercise of the prerogative of proroguing Parliament is justiciable, that is to say, subject to court scrutiny and review Thirdly, and perhaps the most important point of all: was this judgment a constitutional one or simply a case of judicial review of administrative action?; and if so , how come that the accountability of the Executive to Parliament, a constitutional convention according to traditional constitutional doctrine, came to be considered as a binding rule annulling a decision of the Government? [extract] Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/145197 2026-03-01T00:00:00Z