In this article, Shania Dimech provides a comparative analysis of two seminal Maltese criminal cases, Reġina vs Emmanuel Mercieca and Repubblika ta’ Malta vs Edwin Cioffi. The focus is on how Maltese law regulates the boundaries of self-defence in homicide. Through a thorough analysis of the factual circumstances and the judiciary’s reasoning and determinations, the […]

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Gianella Farrugia, ‘Murder by Omission: Conċetta Decelis u Jason Decelis vs Il-Ministru tal-Ġustizzja et’ (Online Law Journal, 22 December 2014). Conċetta Decelis u Jason Decelis vs Il-Ministru tal-Ġustizzja et1 The following case deals with the proceedings held in front of the Civil Court First Hall in its Constitutional Jurisdiction following a claim by Conċetta Decelis […]

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