In this article, Dr Ariane Aquilina analyses the Five Freedoms and Five Domains in the Maltese Animal Welfare Act. The rest of the article can be found in id-Dritt XXX. The Five Freedoms and the Five Domains in the Animal Welfare Act – are they covered? The Animal Welfare Act does not specifically mention the […]
Ariane Aquilina, ‘Moral Damages in Maltese Tort Law’ (Online Law Journal, 16 March 2016). According to the Oxford Dictionary of Law, a tort is: ‘A wrongful act or omission for which damages can be obtained in a civil court by the person wronged, other than a wrong that is only a breach of contract’.1 Article […]
Ariane Aquilina, ‘Introducing Dublin III’ (Online Law Journal, 13 January 2015). The Dublin III Regulation1 entered into force on 19 July 2013, and is intended to serve as a recast of the Dublin II Regulation, which itself replaced the Dublin Convention in 2003. The original Dublin Regulation was a law that set out which Member […]
Ariane Aquilina, ‘Head of State Immunity in International Criminal Law: A Case Study on Charles Taylor’ (Online Law Journal, 22 December 2014). HEAD OF STATE IMMUNITY Louis XIV’s infamous statement, ‘L’etat c’est moi’, accurately portrays how the idea of Head of State immunity was viewed in the past when it came to International Criminal Law. […]
Ariane Aquilina, ‘Setting up a Common Legal Framework to Regulate the Gaming Sector in the European Union’ (Online Law Journal, 22 December 2014). Online gaming is considered to be ‘the fastest growing service activity’1 and has an estimated annual growth rate of 15%.2 One of the issues faced by leaders and officials within the EU […]
Ariane Aquilina, ‘An Overview of the Kadi CJEU Case Law’ (Online Law Journal, 22 December 2014). On 15 October 1999 the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1267 aimed at condemning terrorism and demanding that the Taliban turn over Osama bin Laden. Paragraph 4(b) of this Resolution declares that states must: Freeze funds and other financial […]
Ariane Aquilina, ‘Child Piracy in East Africa’ (Online Law Journal, 22 December 2014). Modern day piracy is a crime that may be prosecuted under universal jurisdiction. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea defines piracy as consisting of:(a) any illegal acts of violence or detention, or any act of depredation, committed for […]
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