181 tal-1994

L.N. 18 1 or 1994

EDUC ATION ACT

(CAP. l27)

TIlE MAG ISTER JURIS IN EU ROPEAN AND CDMPAKA TI VI:: LAW

• M .J UR.· DEGREE COU RSE REGULATIONS, 1994

IN exe rcise of tile powers conferred upon Ilim by sections 30(5) and

31(6) ottlle Education ACI (Cap. 327). the Ooancelloroftlle University

of Malta Ilaspromulgated tile following regulations made by tile Senate

of tile Uniyen.i ty by vinue of tile powcrsconferred upon it by sections 31

and 35 of die said Act

Citation and Inlerpretltion

I. (1) These regulations may be ciled as tile Magister Juris in European and

Comparative Law . M.Jur. · Degree Course Regulations, 1994.

(2)

In tllese regulations, unless tile conte~t otherwise requires--

Mthe Cou.-se" means tile CoUI"SC leading to tile Degl« of Magiste r luris in

European and Comparative Law. M.lu r.;

Mthe Degree ~ means tile Degree of Magister Ju ris in European and

Comparative Law·M.lur.

These regu lations shall appl y \0 COUT!iC$ stan ing in 1994 or later.

l. (1) Cand idates for admi5Sion to the Course shall be in possession of one of

tile following qualifications

(a) tile LL.D. degree;

a BlOCllelor'$ degree in law with at least second category le vel

(b)

performance;

(e)

a Bachelor's degree with at least second class Ilonours

(d) equivalent qualifications from th is Univen.i ty or allOlher university

reoogniKd by the University of Malta for the pu rpose .

(2) The admission of a candid ate whose first degree is not a law degree may

be made conditional on the result! of an interview and tile req ui rement that the

candidate pursue additional university courses intended to provide tile further

grounding neeessary \0 enable Ilim to CX)mplete tile Course.

B

Cou,.. duration

(l)II _Kandidati gllad-Dh ul fil- Kors gl'tandhom ikollhom wahda minn dawn il _

kwalifiki

(a)

il-grad la' LL.D . .

(b)

grad la' Batillic r fiI-ligi mill-inqas fit-tieni kategorija.

(t )

grad la' BaCillier bi-unuri mill-i nqas 'at-tien; klassi,

(d) kwalifi ki ekwivalenti minn din I-Universitll. ;ew univcrsitlo OI'lT.

maghrufa mill ·UniversiU. ta' Malla ghal dan il_gIIan.

(2) Id-dl'lul la ' kandidal li I-e_el g.ad tiegl'tu ma jkunx fil-~ii ji$13' iiii

k kundiujonal skond kif jirrizulla minn inlc!'Vista u bil-htiega 1i I-kandidal iliCgwi t jieda

la' kOl1lijiel u ni~crsilarji bil-hsieb li jipprovdu $-si$icn mcllliega sabiex il-kandidal iku n

jisla- jlemm jI· Kol1l.

II-Tu! tal_Kon

The C(Iurse of studies for the ~gree $halllast for one academic year of full

time study o r its equivalent .

coo,.. of studla

( I) The course of studies for the Degree shall consist of study-units for whkh

not Ie$lthan 8 credits are assigMd and a thesis.

(2) A catalogue of "udy-units with the credits assigned to each shall be

published before the Iilan of ead! academic year. A candidate may not register for more

than 10 credits.

(l) NOIwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (I ) of this regulation. the

Faculty Boa rd of Law may allow a candjd~te to obtain the ~grce by thesi$ only. In

such instances. candidates may be required by the Faculty Boord to attend courses

relevant to the proposed area of research.

COOrseworir. and uaminatiolls rc .. t1nll to litudy-u nlts

(I ) During their course of studies, ca lldidat es shall be set counc work which

shall be a~ . They will also be required to pass an examination in each study-unit.

The relevant euminations for all study-units shall be held 3t the end of the year .

(2) Coun;ework U5e$Sment shallllC(:(lUnt for twenty five pc r cent (25 %) of

the final mark in cad! study-unit while the eumination shall account for the re maining

seventy-five per cent (75%) of the fin. 1 mark awarded for each study-uni t.

(3)

A final gradillg shall be given for each study-un it and for the

e~aminations. A candidate who fails ill not more than onc subjed with I mark o f not

less th an forty pcr cent (40%) shall be allowed to resit that subject.

(4) A candida te failing in 1lI0re than one SUbject. or failing in one subject

with a mart of below forty pcr ecnl (40o/~ ) , Or failing any resit examination shall be

oonsidcred to have definitively fai led.

(I) The the:;;is iu oompul50ry element in the Course.

1. (2) The thesis shall be of not more than :!5.lKXI words ill length on a subjed

proposed by the candidate and approved by the Head of Dcpartment o fEl,lropean and

Comparative Law. It should provide evidence of independent research and constitute

an original conlribl,ltion to the subject.

(3) The ca ndidate shall present a written proposal for a thcsis topic not later

than three months from the beginn ing of the re levant academic year refclTCd to in

regulation 4.

(4) On the approval of the thesis proposal. the candidate shall be assigned a

supervisor wbo shall be a member of the Faculty of Law.

B I""

(S) The thesis shall be submiued nOI latcr Ihan the cnd of tile relevant

academic year.

(6) The Facuhy Board of Law may in its discretion grant a candidate an

eXlcl1$ion of the submission dale referred 10 in Ihe preceeding paragraph of Ihis

regulation .

(7) The lhe$is $lIall be examined by a lkIard of Examincl'$ appointed by the

Faculty Board of Law.

(8) The candidate s hall submit 8 copies of the Ihais and declare in wri ting

Ihllthe tllesis is hisOW/I wo rk andconfOlTDS lo tlle req uircmcnlSsla tedin paragrBph (2)

of this regulation.

(9) The Board of Exami ners sh all be convened by ils Chainnan 10 di5CUSIi

the thesis. A candidate may also be req uired 10 ta ke a ";VIl VO« examination in defence

of his thesis.

(10) The Board of Exami ners may approve the thesis. It may require the

candidate 10 make oorre<1ions or to oomp1clely rewri te the thesis within a sla ted lime

.imil . It may reject the thesis altogether .

( 11) A candidate , whose thesi~ is rejected orwho&e oorrecliomor re-wri ting

are considered inadequate or who has nol submitted his thesis within the requi red time

li mit, shall nOl be awarded the Degree.

Cla!lslt\allon and .... 01 of lhot I)qr~

(I) A candidate who passes in all his eourscwo rk assessmen ts. in all his

wrillen enminations and the thesis examina tion. or. where the candidate has been

allowed to obtain the Degree by thesis only. whose performance in the lhesis is

conside red of sufficient merit , shall be awarded the degree:. The award shall be

classified as a Pass wi th Distinction. Meri t or Pa!05, depending On the ove rall results

obla ined .

(2) The names of successful candidates shall be puhlished on the notice

boa rd ohhe Universi ty in alphabetical order and in the order of classifica tion awarded.

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