Melitensia Archives - Malta University Press /mup/store/product-category/melitensia/ Wed, 06 May 2026 06:53:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 /mup/store/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/favicon1.ico Melitensia Archives - Malta University Press /mup/store/product-category/melitensia/ 32 32 The Insolvency Practitioner: Powers, Duties, Authorisation and Liabilities /mup/store/product/insolvency-practitioner-guide/ /mup/store/product/insolvency-practitioner-guide/#respond Wed, 06 May 2026 06:53:43 +0000 /mup/store/?post_type=product&p=11287 This book is the first comprehensive guide to the role, powers, responsibilities and liabilities of insolvency practitioners in Malta, examining in depth how they are appointed, supervised and held to account by the competent authority.  It is designed to be directly relevant to those studying and practising in related fields such as company and commercial law, as well as to professionals involved in corporate restructuring, bankruptcy and insolvency law.  The book highlights instructive similarities and differences with other EU jurisdiction and with the UK, enabling readers to place the Maltese corporate insolvency regime in its wider European and international context.

Written in a clear and engaging style, the book blends legal analysis, comparative insight and practical guidance.  For practitioners, it provides the tools needed to manage liability risks and meet supervisory expectations in Malta and beyond.  For students, it offers a rigorous yet accessible exploration of insolvency practice, grounding theoretical study in real-world professional challenges.  For policymakers and academics, it identifies emerging issues of artificial intelligence (AI) intelligence and anti-money-laundering (AML) enforcement, situating Malta’s framework within the wider European project of harmonisation and resilience.

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This book is the first comprehensive guide to the role, powers, responsibilities and liabilities of insolvency practitioners in Malta, examining in depth how they are appointed, supervised and held to account by the competent authority.  It is designed to be directly relevant to those studying and practising in related fields such as company and commercial law, as well as to professionals involved in corporate restructuring, bankruptcy and insolvency law.  The book highlights instructive similarities and differences with other EU jurisdiction and with the UK, enabling readers to place the Maltese corporate insolvency regime in its wider European and international context.

Written in a clear and engaging style, the book blends legal analysis, comparative insight and practical guidance.  For practitioners, it provides the tools needed to manage liability risks and meet supervisory expectations in Malta and beyond.  For students, it offers a rigorous yet accessible exploration of insolvency practice, grounding theoretical study in real-world professional challenges.  For policymakers and academics, it identifies emerging issues of artificial intelligence (AI) intelligence and anti-money-laundering (AML) enforcement, situating Malta’s framework within the wider European project of harmonisation and resilience.

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Documentary Sources of Maltese History: Part 1 Notarial Documents, No. 5 /mup/store/product/documentary-sources-of-maltese-history-part-1-notarial-documents-no-5/ /mup/store/product/documentary-sources-of-maltese-history-part-1-notarial-documents-no-5/#respond Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:59:29 +0000 /mup/store/?post_type=product&p=11258 Published in collaboration with the Notarial Archives Foundation, and edited by Professor Stanley Fiorini, this twentieth volume in the series and the fifth within Part I: Notarial Documents presents ninety notarial documents dating between 1516 and 1531, drawn from the registers of Notary Giacomo Bondin.

Carefully transcribed and supported by detailed indices, the volume offers valuable insight into Malta’s social, linguistic, and institutional history, while serving as an important resource for scholars, students, and researchers.

Besides the archival sources themselves, the volume also reconstructs the social and professional context of Notary Giacomo Bondin, situating him within broader administrative, commercial, and intellectual networks. This insight sheds light onto the dynamics of social status, economic activity, and cultural life in Malta at the time, including the years surrounding the arrival of the Order of St John.

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Published in collaboration with the Notarial Archives Foundation, and edited by Professor Stanley Fiorini, this twentieth volume in the series and the fifth within Part I: Notarial Documents presents ninety notarial documents dating between 1516 and 1531, drawn from the registers of Notary Giacomo Bondin.

Carefully transcribed and supported by detailed indices, the volume offers valuable insight into Malta’s social, linguistic, and institutional history, while serving as an important resource for scholars, students, and researchers.

Besides the archival sources themselves, the volume also reconstructs the social and professional context of Notary Giacomo Bondin, situating him within broader administrative, commercial, and intellectual networks. This insight sheds light onto the dynamics of social status, economic activity, and cultural life in Malta at the time, including the years surrounding the arrival of the Order of St John.

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Qabelxejn – Riċerka Postgradwatorja fil-Malti /mup/store/product/qabelxejn-ricerka-postgradwatorja-fil-malti/ /mup/store/product/qabelxejn-ricerka-postgradwatorja-fil-malti/#respond Thu, 15 Jan 2026 08:53:19 +0000 /mup/store/?post_type=product&p=11151 Din l-ewwel ħarġa ta' Qabelxejn għandha daħla editorjali ta' Adrian Grima, u studji ta' David Aloisio, “L-idea tal-kanonu letterarju: idea tajba?;” Joseph Buttigieg, “‘Għidli ma’ min tagħmilha...’ Daqqa t’għajn lejn il-kollokazzjoni;” Justine Somerville, “Atti ta’ memorja f’Kulħadd Ħalla Isem Warajh;” Kirsty Azzopardi, “Il-verbi fażiċi fis-sekwenza verbali tal-Malti;” u Yanika Schembri Fava, “Il-funzjonijiet u l-motivazzjonijiet tal-ironija fil-versi popolari Maltin.”

Fid-daħla tiegħu bl-isem ta' "Komunità tal-Kelma," Adrian Grima jgħid hekk: "Il-ħames studji f’din l-ewwel ħarġa ta’ Qabelxejn, li kull wieħed minnhom għadda minn proċess ta’ evalwazzjoni, jagħtuna indikazzjoni tad-direzzjonijiet differenti li qed tieħu r-riċerka dwar il-lingwa, il-letteratura u l-kultura orali tagħna, indikazzjoni tat-temi li jinteressaw lir-riċerkaturi u l-perspettivi li minnhom qegħdin jaffrontawhom. Il-perspettiva fil-fatt tista’ tkun dik li tinteressahom l-aktar, għax minnha jistgħu jaraw affarijiet li għadna ma rajnihomx."

Din hija kollaborazzjoni bejn id-Dipartiment tal-Malti u Malta University Press.

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Din l-ewwel ħarġa ta’ Qabelxejn għandha daħla editorjali ta’ Adrian Grima, u studji ta’ David Aloisio, “L-idea tal-kanonu letterarju: idea tajba?;” Joseph Buttigieg, “‘Għidli ma’ min tagħmilha…’ Daqqa t’għajn lejn il-kollokazzjoni;” Justine Somerville, “Atti ta’ memorja f’Kulħadd Ħalla Isem Warajh;” Kirsty Azzopardi, “Il-verbi fażiċi fis-sekwenza verbali tal-Malti;” u Yanika Schembri Fava, “Il-funzjonijiet u l-motivazzjonijiet tal-ironija fil-versi popolari Maltin.”

Fid-daħla tiegħu bl-isem ta’ “Komunità tal-Kelma,” Adrian Grima jgħid hekk: “Il-ħames studji f’din l-ewwel ħarġa ta’ Qabelxejn, li kull wieħed minnhom għadda minn proċess ta’ evalwazzjoni, jagħtuna indikazzjoni tad-direzzjonijiet differenti li qed tieħu r-riċerka dwar il-lingwa, il-letteratura u l-kultura orali tagħna, indikazzjoni tat-temi li jinteressaw lir-riċerkaturi u l-perspettivi li minnhom qegħdin jaffrontawhom. Il-perspettiva fil-fatt tista’ tkun dik li tinteressahom l-aktar, għax minnha jistgħu jaraw affarijiet li għadna ma rajnihomx.”

Din hija kollaborazzjoni bejn id-Dipartiment tal-Malti u Malta University Press.

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Mediterranean Jews, Crypto-Jews and the Inquisition in Early Modern Malta /mup/store/product/mediterranean-jews-crypto-jews-and-the-inquisition-in-early-modern-malta/ /mup/store/product/mediterranean-jews-crypto-jews-and-the-inquisition-in-early-modern-malta/#respond Mon, 03 Mar 2025 07:02:28 +0000 /mup/store/?post_type=product&p=10868 *FINALIST IN THE HISTORIOGRAPHIC RESEARCH CATEGORY: NATIONAL BOOK PRIZE 2025*

Early modern Malta served as a place of transition for those passing between western Christendom, Islamic North Africa and the Near East. But it was above all a Catholic frontier society – a status that the crusading Knights of Malta were eager to maintain. The presence of a Roman Inquisition tribunal ensured that Catholic residents of Malta and Gozo remained faithful to the teachings of the Catholic Church; a modicum that was applied to every baptised individual.

The Inquisition was concerned with the Jews particularly because Judaism was perceived as a distorted reflection of the one true Christian religion. As a result, Jews were looked askance upon not so much for what they believed in, but for their rejection of Christ and their denial of Catholic doctrine. These were the defining characteristics of Judaism.

The Jews that passed through Malta between the sixteenth and eighteenth century were few in number. They were in the main forcibly brought to Malta and reduced to slavery. Some managed to be ransomed. Of those that were not ransomed, some chose to convert to Christianity in the hope that life would be more tolerable for them. However, it was exceedingly difficult for neophytes to conceal their true convictions, and this often led to their denouncement in front of the Inquisition tribunal.

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Early modern Malta served as a place of transition for those passing between western Christendom, Islamic North Africa and the Near East. But it was above all a Catholic frontier society – a status that the crusading Knights of Malta were eager to maintain. The presence of a Roman Inquisition tribunal ensured that Catholic residents of Malta and Gozo remained faithful to the teachings of the Catholic Church; a modicum that was applied to every baptised individual.

The Inquisition was concerned with the Jews particularly because Judaism was perceived as a distorted reflection of the one true Christian religion. As a result, Jews were looked askance upon not so much for what they believed in, but for their rejection of Christ and their denial of Catholic doctrine. These were the defining characteristics of Judaism.

The Jews that passed through Malta between the sixteenth and eighteenth century were few in number. They were in the main forcibly brought to Malta and reduced to slavery. Some managed to be ransomed. Of those that were not ransomed, some chose to convert to Christianity in the hope that life would be more tolerable for them. However, it was exceedingly difficult for neophytes to conceal their true convictions, and this often led to their denouncement in front of the Inquisition tribunal.

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Criminal Law: General Principles /mup/store/product/criminal-law-general-principles/ /mup/store/product/criminal-law-general-principles/#respond Tue, 07 Jan 2025 07:04:24 +0000 /mup/store/?post_type=product&p=10731 This book meticulously explores the general principles of Maltese criminal law. It delves into the distinction between crimes and contraventions, vicarious liability, criminal corporate liability, and various defences such as justification, the notion of excuse, insanity, and intoxication. Additionally, it provides comprehensive coverage of punishment, recidivism, extradition, and European arrest warrants. This essential resource not only clarifies complex legal concepts but also offers invaluable insights for practitioners, scholars, and students of criminal law in Malta. An indispensable addition to any legal library, it bridges critical gaps in understanding and application of the law.

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This book meticulously explores the general principles of Maltese criminal law. It delves into the distinction between crimes and contraventions, vicarious liability, criminal corporate liability, and various defences such as justification, the notion of excuse, insanity, and intoxication. Additionally, it provides comprehensive coverage of punishment, recidivism, extradition, and European arrest warrants. This essential resource not only clarifies complex legal concepts but also offers invaluable insights for practitioners, scholars, and students of criminal law in Malta. An indispensable addition to any legal library, it bridges critical gaps in understanding and application of the law.

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Criminal Law: Substantive Offences – Theft, Fraud, Computer Misuse, Homicide & Bodily Harm /mup/store/product/criminal-law-substantive-offences-theft-fraud-computer-misuse-homicide-bodily-harm/ /mup/store/product/criminal-law-substantive-offences-theft-fraud-computer-misuse-homicide-bodily-harm/#respond Tue, 07 Jan 2025 07:01:19 +0000 /mup/store/?post_type=product&p=10733 This book explores a number of key substantive criminal offences in Maltese criminal law. It provides an in-depth analysis of crimes including theft, fraud, computer misuse, homicide, and bodily harm. It offers detailed discussions of fundamental legal principles and case studies, making it an invaluable resource for understanding how these offences are addressed within the Maltese legal system. Perfect for legal practitioners, scholars, and students alike, this authoritative guide enriches your knowledge and bridges critical gaps in criminal law.

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This book explores a number of key substantive criminal offences in Maltese criminal law. It provides an in-depth analysis of crimes including theft, fraud, computer misuse, homicide, and bodily harm. It offers detailed discussions of fundamental legal principles and case studies, making it an invaluable resource for understanding how these offences are addressed within the Maltese legal system. Perfect for legal practitioners, scholars, and students alike, this authoritative guide enriches your knowledge and bridges critical gaps in criminal law.

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Medical Sciences in Early Modern Malta: Giuseppe Demarco on the Use and Abuse of Chocolate in Medicine (1760) /mup/store/product/medical-sciences-in-early-modern-malta-giuseppe-demarco-on-the-use-and-abuse-of-chocolate-in-medicine-1760/ /mup/store/product/medical-sciences-in-early-modern-malta-giuseppe-demarco-on-the-use-and-abuse-of-chocolate-in-medicine-1760/#respond Mon, 18 Nov 2024 08:49:09 +0000 /mup/store/?post_type=product&p=10721 Medical Sciences in Early Modern Malta contains a first English translation of Dr. Giuseppe Demarco’s 1760 medical treatise
Dissertation on Chocolate as well as related contributions by Charles Savona-Ventura, Charles Cassar, William Zammit,
Judge Giovanni Bonello, Maria Giuliana Fenech, and Skye Vassallo. Written by one of Malta’s most voluminous writers and perceptive scholars, Demarco’s Dissertation is a treasure trove of scientific and medical thought current in Malta in the early modern period. This volume, which also features a commentary on the Latin text written by the editor, aims to introduce Dr Giuseppe Demarco (1718-1793) to a modern audience by placing his writings within the broader socio-political, rhetorical, historical, scientific and medical context of early modern Europe.

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Medical Sciences in Early Modern Malta contains a first English translation of Dr. Giuseppe Demarco’s 1760 medical treatise
Dissertation on Chocolate as well as related contributions by Charles Savona-Ventura, Charles Cassar, William Zammit,
Judge Giovanni Bonello, Maria Giuliana Fenech, and Skye Vassallo. Written by one of Malta’s most voluminous writers and perceptive scholars, Demarco’s Dissertation is a treasure trove of scientific and medical thought current in Malta in the early modern period. This volume, which also features a commentary on the Latin text written by the editor, aims to introduce Dr Giuseppe Demarco (1718-1793) to a modern audience by placing his writings within the broader socio-political, rhetorical, historical, scientific and medical context of early modern Europe.

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“So we can do our best.” Care in children’s relationships with teachers /mup/store/product/so-we-can-do-our-best-care-in-childrens-relationships-with-teachers/ /mup/store/product/so-we-can-do-our-best-care-in-childrens-relationships-with-teachers/#respond Mon, 21 Oct 2024 09:24:14 +0000 /mup/store/?post_type=product&p=10555 *WINNER OF THE RESEARCH CATEGORY: NATIONAL BOOK PRIZE 2025*

This volume offers a fresh approach to student-teacher relationships in middle childhood from the perspective of children in primary schools. It explores how children express their learning and emotional needs, as well as their  experience of good and less good student-teacher relationships. Their apprehension of care and its reciprocity, of the need for time and proximity in teaching and learning, of the vicariousness of the experience, and crucially, of the place of learning in student-teacher relationships, is authentically evoked through rich verbatim quotations. Children’s accounts answer questions which teachers, parents, professionals and  policy-makers ask. In the experience of children, what makes a person a teacher?  What is a “good” student-teacher  relationship?  Can children with poor relationship histories have good relationships with new teachers? How is learning or  “doing well” integral to “getting on well”?

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*FINALIST IN THE RESEARCH CATEGORY: NATIONAL BOOK PRIZE 2025*

This volume offers a fresh approach to student-teacher relationships in middle childhood from the perspective of children in primary schools. It explores how children express their learning and emotional needs, as well as their  experience of good and less good student-teacher relationships. Their apprehension of care and its reciprocity, of the need for time and proximity in teaching and learning, of the vicariousness of the experience, and crucially, of the place of learning in student-teacher relationships, is authentically evoked through rich verbatim quotations. Children’s accounts answer questions which teachers, parents, professionals and  policy-makers ask. In the experience of children, what makes a person a teacher?  What is a “good” student-teacher  relationship?  Can children with poor relationship histories have good relationships with new teachers? How is learning or  “doing well” integral to “getting on well”?

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“So we can do our best.” Care in children’s relationships with teachers /mup/store/product/so-we-can-do-our-best-care-in-childrens-relationships-with-teachers-2/ /mup/store/product/so-we-can-do-our-best-care-in-childrens-relationships-with-teachers-2/#respond Mon, 21 Oct 2024 06:17:18 +0000 /mup/store/?post_type=product&p=10671 *WINNER OF THE RESEARCH CATEGORY: NATIONAL BOOK PRIZE 2025*

This volume offers a fresh approach to student-teacher relationships in middle childhood from the perspective of children in primary schools. It explores how children express their learning and emotional needs, as well as their  experience of good and less good student-teacher relationships. Their apprehension of care and its reciprocity, of the need for time and proximity in teaching and learning, of the vicariousness of the experience, and crucially, of the place of learning in student-teacher relationships, is authentically evoked through rich verbatim quotations. Children’s accounts answer questions which teachers, parents, professionals and  policy-makers ask. In the experience of children, what makes a person a teacher?  What is a “good” student-teacher  relationship?  Can children with poor relationship histories have good relationships with new teachers? How is learning or  “doing well” integral to “getting on well”?

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*WINNER OF THE RESEARCH CATEGORY: NATIONAL BOOK PRIZE 2025*

This volume offers a fresh approach to student-teacher relationships in middle childhood from the perspective of children in primary schools. It explores how children express their learning and emotional needs, as well as their  experience of good and less good student-teacher relationships. Their apprehension of care and its reciprocity, of the need for time and proximity in teaching and learning, of the vicariousness of the experience, and crucially, of the place of learning in student-teacher relationships, is authentically evoked through rich verbatim quotations. Children’s accounts answer questions which teachers, parents, professionals and  policy-makers ask. In the experience of children, what makes a person a teacher?  What is a “good” student-teacher  relationship?  Can children with poor relationship histories have good relationships with new teachers? How is learning or  “doing well” integral to “getting on well”?

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Criminal Law: Law of Evidence /mup/store/product/criminal-law-law-of-evidence/ /mup/store/product/criminal-law-law-of-evidence/#respond Wed, 16 Oct 2024 11:55:08 +0000 /mup/store/?post_type=product&p=10553 This Handbook is a comprehensive guide elucidating the complexities of evidentiary principles. This indispensable resource delves into the legal principles governing witness examination and cross-examination, expert witnesses as well as exploring the admissibility, competence, and compellability of witnesses. From dissecting the relevance and admissibility of evidence to unravelling the rules governing document admissibility, this Handbook provides a thorough understanding of the legal principles.
Explore the intricate facets of hearsay evidence, confessions, and the significance of audio-visual recordings in legal proceedings. Delve into the principles of chain of custody of evidence, burden of proof, and other pivotal concepts essential to understanding the foundations of the law of evidence. Whether you are a student, practitioner, or legal enthusiast, this Handbook equips you with the knowledge needed to navigate the intricate tapestry of law of evidence in criminal proceedings.

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This Handbook is a comprehensive guide elucidating the complexities of evidentiary principles. This indispensable resource delves into the legal principles governing witness examination and cross-examination, expert witnesses as well as exploring the admissibility, competence, and compellability of witnesses. From dissecting the relevance and admissibility of evidence to unravelling the rules governing document admissibility, this Handbook provides a thorough understanding of the legal principles.
Explore the intricate facets of hearsay evidence, confessions, and the significance of audio-visual recordings in legal proceedings. Delve into the principles of chain of custody of evidence, burden of proof, and other pivotal concepts essential to understanding the foundations of the law of evidence. Whether you are a student, practitioner, or legal enthusiast, this Handbook equips you with the knowledge needed to navigate the intricate tapestry of law of evidence in criminal proceedings.

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