In this article, Graziella Schembri elaborates on the various procedural obstacles that an aggrieved individual may face when seeking an appropriate remedy to a violation of his human rights. Graziella Schembri, ‘Procedural pitfalls in filing a human rights case in Malta and before the European Court of Human Rights (Online Law Journal, 2 September 2023). […]

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Juridical Interest Redefined?

  • Tonio Borg
  • 12/03/2022
  • 22 min read

In this article, Tonio Borg comments on two recent judgments that accepted a wider notion of juridical interest in public law actions, and what this may mean for the future. Cite as: Tonio Borg, ‘Juridical Interest Redefined?’ (Online Law Journal, 12 March 2022). Introduction Two landmark judgments have been delivered by our courts which can […]

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Juridical Interest in Constitutional Proceedings

  • Tonio Borg
  • 17/02/2017
  • 27 min read

Tonio Borg, ‘Juridical Interest in Constitutional Proceedings’ (Online Law Journal, 17 February 2017). In Maltese procedural law, the juridical interest notion is engrained in our legal system, at least in civil law. In our system, to initiate proceedings and open a case before a court of law, plaintiff or applicant must prove juridical interest which […]

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