University of Malta
Faculty of Laws
Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
(LL.B.(Hons)(Melit.))
(for courses commencing October 2018)
YEAR ONE
In addition to the compulsory study-units (56 ECTS), students are required to choose 4 ECTS from the elective study-units for a total of 60 ECTS.
Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)
Compulsory Units (All students
must register for this/these unit/s)
| CRL1010 |
Principles of Criminal Law |
10 ECTS |
(NC) |
| CVL1024 |
Philosophy of Law |
6 ECTS |
(NC) |
| PBL1015 |
Constitutional Law |
8 ECTS |
(NC) |
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
| LIT1001 |
Introduction to ICT Law |
4 ECTS |
|
Semester 1
Compulsory Units (All students
must register for this/these unit/s)
| CVL1018 |
Roman Law 1 |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
| ECL2000 |
Introduction to European Union Law |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
| LHM1017 |
Introduction to Legal History |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
| MCT1005 |
Introduction to Law |
6 ECTS |
(NC) |
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
| CRL1008 |
Family Violence Law |
4 ECTS |
|
| CVL1013 |
Introduction to Legal Anthropology |
4 ECTS |
|
| ERL1001 |
Development Planning Legislation |
4 ECTS |
|
| FRE1028 |
Initiation au jargon juridique: études en droit |
4 ECTS |
|
| LHM1000 |
Aspects from the Legal Development of Maltese Commercial Law from 1800 |
4 ECTS |
|
| LHM1014 |
History of Police Law: The British Period 1814 -1964 |
4 ECTS |
|
| MCT1003 |
European Media Law |
4 ECTS |
|
| MCT2011 |
Press Law |
4 ECTS |
|
| PBL1000 |
Statistics Law |
4 ECTS |
|
| PBL1009 |
Local Government Law |
4 ECTS |
|
| PBL1011 |
Parliament: Functions, Procedure, Practice and Field Studies |
4 ECTS |
|
| PHI1014 |
Political Philosophy |
4 ECTS |
|
Semester 2
Compulsory Units (All students
must register for this/these unit/s)
| CML1001 |
Basic Notions of Commercial Law |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
| CVL1000 |
Comparative Legal Systems and Legal Pluralism |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
| CVL1019 |
Roman Law 2 |
6 ECTS |
(NC) |
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
YEAR TWO
In addition to the compulsory study-units (48 ECTS), students are required to choose 12 ECTS from the elective study-units, for a total of 60 ECTS.
Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)
Compulsory Units (All students
must register for this/these unit/s)
| CVL2008 |
Law of Property |
8 ECTS |
(NC) |
| PBL2015 |
Administrative Law |
8 ECTS |
(NC) |
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
Semester 1
Compulsory Units (All students
must register for this/these unit/s)
| CML2010 |
Duties of Traders and Commercial Intermediaries |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
| CRL2006 |
Substantive Criminal Law 1 |
6 ECTS |
(NC) |
| CVL2015 |
Law of Persons |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
| INL2000 |
Basic Principles of International Law |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
| CVL1013 |
Introduction to Legal Anthropology |
4 ECTS |
|
| CVL2009 |
Roman Foundations of the Civilian Tradition |
4 ECTS |
|
| ECL2002 |
The European Union and National Constitutions: Main Issues |
4 ECTS |
|
| ERL2003 |
Principles of Environmental Law |
4 ECTS |
|
| INL3011 |
European Court of Human Rights |
4 ECTS |
|
| LHM1002 |
Major Capital Trials and Penal Law in Malta |
4 ECTS |
|
| MCT2003 |
Legal Futures and Technology |
4 ECTS |
|
| PBL1012 |
Education Law |
4 ECTS |
|
| PBL2000 |
Tourism Law |
4 ECTS |
|
| PBL2012 |
Judicial Review of Administrative Action and the Redress of Grievances |
4 ECTS |
|
| PBL2014 |
Public Corporations |
4 ECTS |
|
| PBL2021 |
Sports Law |
4 ECTS |
|
| PBL3000 |
Ombudsman Legislation |
4 ECTS |
|
Semester 2
Compulsory Units (All students
must register for this/these unit/s)
| CML3009 |
Commercial Obligations, Commercial Sale and Credit Instruments |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
| CRL2007 |
Substantive Criminal Law 2 |
6 ECTS |
(NC) |
| PBL3003 |
General Introduction to Principles of Taxation |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
| CRL2008 |
Child Trafficking Law |
4 ECTS |
|
| MCT2001 |
Medical Jurisprudence |
4 ECTS |
|
| MCT2002 |
Online Dispute Resolution: Resolving Conflicts in Cyberspace |
4 ECTS |
|
YEAR THREE
Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)
Compulsory Units (All students
must register for this/these unit/s)
| CVL2000 |
Family Law |
8 ECTS |
(NC) |
| CVL3000 |
Law of Obligations |
10 ECTS |
(NC) |
| ECL2001 |
European Union Law |
8 ECTS |
(NC) |
| INL3000 |
Selected Topics in International Law |
8 ECTS |
(NC) |
Semester 1
Compulsory Units (All students
must register for this/these unit/s)
| CML2011 |
Company Law |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
| CVL3034 |
Nominate Contracts |
6 ECTS |
(NC) |
| ECL3004 |
EU Internal Market Law |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
| LHM3000 |
Research Methods |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
Semester 2
Compulsory Units (All students
must register for this/these unit/s)
| CML3010 |
Advanced Company Law |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
| PBL3010 |
Introduction to Private International Law |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
YEAR FOUR
In addition to the compulsory study-units (36 ECTS), students are required to choose 24 ECTS from the elective study-units, for a total of 60 ECTS.
Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)
Compulsory Units (All students
must register for this/these unit/s)
Semester 1
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
| CML4007 |
Introduction to Financial Services Legislation |
8 ECTS |
|
| CML4014 |
Intellectual Property |
4 ECTS |
|
| CML4015 |
International Trade and Investment Law |
4 ECTS |
|
| CML4016 |
Core Issues of Maritime Shipping Law |
4 ECTS |
|
| CVL3035 |
Cultural Diversity and Human Rights |
4 ECTS |
|
| CVL4005 |
Child Law |
4 ECTS |
|
| CVL4027 |
Introduction to the Law of Trusts, Foundations and Fiduciary Obligations |
4 ECTS |
|
| CVL4029 |
Applied Legal Research |
4 ECTS |
|
| ECL4000 |
European Company Law |
4 ECTS |
|
| ECL4001 |
EU Labour Law and Policy |
4 ECTS |
|
| ECL4005 |
European Conflict of Laws and Comparative Private Law |
4 ECTS |
|
| ECL4008 |
EU Law on State Aid |
4 ECTS |
|
| ECL4009 |
Commercial Agreements under EU Competition Law |
4 ECTS |
|
| ERL4000 |
Climate Change and the Law |
4 ECTS |
|
| INL4001 |
Global Maritime Security and International Law |
4 ECTS |
|
| INL4003 |
Selected Topics in International Law of the Sea |
4 ECTS |
|
| MCT3000 |
Broadcasting Law |
4 ECTS |
|
| MCT4001 |
European Health Care Law |
4 ECTS |
|
| MCT4003 |
Legal Issues in e-Health |
4 ECTS |
|
| MCT4004 |
Information Technology and the Law |
4 ECTS |
|
| MCT4005 |
Electronic Commerce Law |
4 ECTS |
|
| PBL3015 |
Social Law and Practical Issues of Industrial Law |
4 ECTS |
|
| PBL4014 |
The EU Treaties: Institutional and Democratic Powers |
4 ECTS |
|
| PBL4015 |
Due Process in International Human Rights Law |
4 ECTS |
|
Semester 2
Compulsory Units (All students
must register for this/these unit/s)
| CVL4025 |
The Law of Guarantees |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
| CVL4026 |
The Law of Succession |
6 ECTS |
(NC) |
| CVL4028 |
Select Issues in the Law of Letting and Hiring |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
| PBL3017 |
Industrial Legislation |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
| PBL4013 |
Private International Law |
8 ECTS |
(NC) |
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
| CML4011 |
Consumer Protection and Regulation of Business |
4 ECTS |
|
| CML4012 |
Aspects of International Commercial and Business Law |
4 ECTS |
|
| CRL4000 |
Policy and Crime Prevention Law |
4 ECTS |
|
| CVL4022 |
Gender and the Law |
4 ECTS |
|
| ECL4006 |
EU Consumer Law |
4 ECTS |
|
| MCT4002 |
Labour Unions, Collective Bargaining and Equality Law |
4 ECTS |
|
| PBL4016 |
VAT and Indirect Taxation Law |
4 ECTS |
|
| PBL4017 |
International Taxation |
4 ECTS |
|
| PBL4018 |
Human Rights and Criminal Proceedings |
4 ECTS |
|
This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of the Degree of Bachelor of Laws (Honours) LL.B. (Hons), the Degree of Bachelor of Laws LL.B. and the Diploma of Legal Procurator Dip. L.P. under the auspices of the Faculty of Laws.
| |
|
Notes: NC = Non Compensatable
|
| |
|
Last Updated: 10 May 2022
|
| |
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 optional units may be 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.
|
