CODE | LAS2073 | ||||||
TITLE | Comparison between Malta’s two self-governments of 1921 and 1947 | ||||||
UM LEVEL | H - Higher Level | ||||||
MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||
ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||
DEPARTMENT | Centre for the Liberal Arts and Sciences | ||||||
DESCRIPTION | This study-unit compares and contrasts the two self-governments under British rule leading Malta’s achievement of independence in 1964 and Malta’s elevation to the status of a Republic in 1974. The two-self governments were accompanied by ordinary legislation that introduced and consolidated social, industrial and employment legislation in Malta. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to comprehend and discuss the historico-legal evolution in Malta of the system of social services, employment law and the development of industries; employers’ associations and trade unions; aviation and wireless telegraphy, education, agriculture, military authorities, and other topics as they evolved from 1921 onwards. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to write about and discuss the efforts relevant to the introduction of social services, employment law, and the development of industrial relations in Malta. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Raymond Mangion, “Legislature and Legislation in Malta 1914 – 1964”, Midsea Books, Valletta, 2017 - Raymond Mangion, “Maltese Legislation: A History 1918 – 1927”, Kite Group, Hamrun, 2022. |
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STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||
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