| CODE | LHR4003 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Historico-Legal Development of Construction, Infrastructure and Housing Legislation in Malta | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Legal History and Legal Research Methods | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will tackle major national construction and infrastructural projects and general building developments, in particular, the setting up of industrial and housing estates under two responsible governments in the 20th century. It will indicate to what extent measures of a legislative character and legal effects contributed to the implementation of such building developments in Malta. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit aims to motivate law students to interest themselves in local legislation that in years gone by contributed to the planning and development of building areas in Malta , interpret such legislation in a historic legal context, and draw conclusions with regard to the drafting and implementation of future legislation concerning construction, infrastructure and housing. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: (a) Analyse the legislation which contributed to construction and infrastructural developments in Malta in the light of development planning legislation; (b) Identify legislative measures which indicate building development and infrastructure across Malta. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: (a) Familiarize themselves with the legal provisions relating to construction, infrastructure, planning and estates (both industrial and housing) across the Maltese Islands; (b) Advice on the legislation concerning construction, infrastructure, and planning and the statutory and relevant documented sources of such legislation. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main text: - Raymond Mangion, 鈥楲egislatures and Legislation in Malta, 1914-1964鈥�, Midsea Books, Valletta, 2017 Supplementary reading: - Raymon Mangion, 鈥楲egislation in Malta 1918-1928: A Story鈥�, Kite Group, Hamrun 2023. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Raymond Mangion |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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