The list of study-units is updated for Academic Year 2025/26 except where indicated by asterisk (*).
Commercial Law
Study-unit code
Title
ECTS
Offered during
Basic Notions of Commercial Law
4
Semester 2
Duties of Traders and Commercial Intermediaries
4
Semester 1
Competition Law
4
Semester 1
Commercial Obligations, Commercial Sale and Credit Instruments
4
Semester 2
Advanced Company Law
4
Semester 2
Introduction to Financial Services Legislation
8
Semester 1
Intellectual Property
4
Semester 1
International Trade and Investment Law
4
Semester 1
Core Issues of Maritime Shipping Law
4
Semester 1
Criminal Law
Study-unit code
Title
ECTS
Offered during
Family Violence Law
4
Semester 1
Principles of Criminal Law
10
Year
Basic Notions of Criminal Law
8
Semester 1
Criminal Law: Offences
4
Semester 1
Substantive Criminal Law 1
6
Semester 1
Substantive Criminal Law 2
6
Semester 2
Child Trafficking Law
4
Semester 2
Gender and Deviancy Law
4
Semester 2
Anti-Money Laundering Legislation
4
Semester 1
Civil Law
Study-unit code
Title
ECTS
Offered during
Comparative Legal Systems and Legal Pluralism
4
Semester 2
Civil Law of Property
4
Semester 1
Civil Law of Family
4
Semester 1
Basic Notions of Civil Law and Procedure
4
Semester 2
Contracts and Tort Law
4
Semester 2
Succession and Securities Legislation
8
Semester 2
Special Civil Law Contracts
4
Semester 2
Roman Foundations of the Civilian Tradition
4
Semester 1
Law of Persons
4
Semester 1
European and Comparative Law
Study-unit code
Title
ECTS
Offered during
Introduction to European Union Law
4
Semester 2
EU Public Procurement Law and Policy
4
Semester 1
EU Internal Market Law
4
Semester 1
EU Economic Governance
4
Semester 1
European Company Law
4
Semester 1
EU Labour Law and Policy
4
Semester 1
European Conflict of Laws and Comparative Private Law
4
Semester 1
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Legislation
4
Semester 2
EU Law on State Aid
4
Semester 1
Commercial Agreements under EU Competition Law
4
Semester 1
The Law of EU Trade Policy
4
Semester 2
The Rule of Law and the EU
4
Semester 2
Environmental and Resources Law
Study-unit code
Title
ECTS
Offered during
Development Planning Legislation
4
Semester 1
Environmental Justice
4
Semester 1
Selected Topics in Environmental Law
4
Semester 1
Principles of Environmental Law
4
Semester 1
Cultural Heritage Law
4
Semester 1
Principles of International Environmental Law
4
Semester 1
Climate Change and the Law
4
Semester 1
Space Activities and Environmental Law
4
Semester 1
International Law
Study-unit code
Title
ECTS
Offered during
Basic Principles of International Law
4
Semester 1
International and Public Law for International Relations
6
Semester 1
Selected Topics in International Law
8
Year
Global Maritime Security and International Law
4
Semester 1
Selected Topics in International Law of the Sea
4
Semester 1
Media, Communications & Technology Law
Study-unit code
Title
ECTS
Offered during
European Media Law
4
Semester 1
Introduction to Law
6
Semester 1
Broadcasting Law
4
Semester 1
Bioethics and the Law
4
Semester 1
Emerging Technologies and the Law
4
Semester 2
Public Law
Study-unit code
Title
ECTS
Offered during
Local Government Law
4
Semester 1
Parliament: Functions, Procedure, Practice and Field Studies
4
Semester 1
Constitutional Law
8
Year
Basic Notions of Constitutional Law
8
Year
Judicial Review of Administrative Action and the Redress of Grievances
4
Semester 1
Public Corporations
4
Semester 1
Administrative Law
8
Year
Public Administration Law
4
Semester 1
Basic Principles of the European Convention on Human Rights
4
Semester 1
General Introduction to Principles of Taxation
4
Semester 2
Introduction to Private International Law
4
Semester 2
European Court of Human Rights Case Law Relevant to Malta
4
Semester 1
International and EU Sports Law
4
Semester 1
National Security Law
4
Semester 1
The Law Regulating Armed Forces
4
Semester 1
Private International Law
8
Semester 2
Due Process in International Human Rights Law
4
Semester 1
Human Rights and Criminal Proceedings
4
Semester 2
Last Updated: 16 October 2025
The University makes every effort to ensure that the published Courses Plans, Programmes of Study and Study-Unit information are complete and up-to-date at the time of publication. The University reserves the right to make changes in case errors are detected after publication.
The availability of study-units is subject to timetabling constraints.
Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice.
Unless for exceptional approved reasons, no changes to the programme of study for a particular academic year will be made once the students' registration period for that academic year begins.
The language of instruction at the University of Malta is English (where applicable, that is except for students following study-units in foreign languages), and students are expected to be fluent in the English language which will enable them to successfully complete their Erasmus+ Mobility.
