/library/oar/handle/123456789/1913 Sat, 07 Nov 2026 16:51:47 GMT 2026-11-07T16:51:47Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/150673 Title: Diskors tal-Professur Tonio Borg fl-okkażżjoni tat-tnehdija tal-ktieb The Constitution of Malta and rent controls ta' Dr. Kurt Xerri Abstract: This speech by Professor Tonio Borg marks the launch of Dr. Kurt Xerri’s book, The Constitution of Malta and Rent Controls. Borg outlines the evolution of property rights and rent restriction laws under Maltese constitutional law and the European Convention on Human Rights. He highlights landmark legal doctrines, the principle of proportionality, and key judicial decisions concerning adequate compensation, effective remedies, and the erga omnes effect of unconstitutional laws. Borg concludes by highly recommending the book as an essential, deeply researched resource for practicing lawyers and constitutional scholars alike. Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/150673 2026-10-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/150410 Title: Understanding Malta’s Constitution Authors: Musumeci, Robert Abstract: “Understanding Malta’s Constitution discusses a myriad of subjects that are directly and indirectly connected to the Constitution. It starts off by tracing the origin of our Constitution prior to independence and post-independence. It refers to Malta’s national symbols set out in the very first chapter of the Constitution, constitutional principles, the main organs of the state established by the Constitution – parliament, government, and the judiciary, and other public offices of interest to the constitutionalist, the role of the individual within the context of the Constitution and the European Convention Act that both contain provisions that regulate the safeguarding of human rights and fundamental freedoms, and concludes with a discussion of a very innovative subject on the Constitution as a discipline of power. I recommend this book to all those persons who want a ready reckoner to the Constitution of Malta and, at the moment, do not have sufficient time to delve deeper by reading elaborate treatises on the subject. This book serves as a teaser that opens the reader’s appetite to read further other more detailed publications on Constitutional Law. Its praiseworthiness lies in its capability to succinctly explain the Constitution of Malta in layman’s terms without excessive recourse to legalese and pedantry.” Professor Kevin Aquilina Professor of Law and former Dean of the Faculty of Laws University of Malta Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/150410 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/150409 Title: Stress points in Maltese planning law Authors: Musumeci, Robert Abstract: “This is a rigorous contribution to Maltese public law scholarship. Rather than offering a commentary on the Development Planning Act (Cap. 552), Robert Musumeci undertakes a far more ambitious doctrinal audit of the internal architecture of the statute, identifying the precise points at which the coherence of the system is placed under strain. What sets this book apart is its methodological discipline. Each argument is firmly rooted in the statutory text, which illuminates how the jurisprudence of the Environment and Planning Review Tribunal and superior courts have sometimes departed from or blurred the true structure and intention of the statute. The treatment of lapsed Bills 143 and 144 is a useful line of enquiry, using unenacted legislative proposals as tools to expose existing stress points in the current system. Finally, the comparisons with the English and Welsh regime add depth without distracting from the primary focus of the Maltese system. Notably, one of the points of comparison (the mechanism by which unauthorised works achieve immunity) was once the same in England and Wales as Article 95 Development Planning Act, in that immunity was fixed to a point in time, rather than a rolling immunity period. The rolling immunity period was not introduced as a concept in the English and Welsh system until the Planning and Compensation Act 1991.” Dr Ashley Bowes KC, Landmark Chambers, general editor, Journal of Planning & Environment Law and author of A Practical Approach to Planning Law Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/150409 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/150242 Title: Public law in action : challenging power and defending the citizen [Law Academy event address] Abstract: Address by Prof. Tonio Borg at the Law Academy Event, Chamber of Advocates, Valletta, Malta, entitled Public Law in Action Challenging power and defending the Citizen. Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/150242 2026-10-01T00:00:00Z