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The Maltese legal system has never, so far, had the benefit of becoming the object of reflection and study in a comprehensive, encyclopaedic, let alone interdisciplinary manner. The Maltese Legal System Volume I<\/em> penned by Professor David Joseph Attard is meaningful and professional, takes non-lawyers gently by the hand, opens doors and guides readers through the mazes and mysteries of the main theoretical fundamentals of the law as well as through its practical legal structures.<\/p>\n

This monograph is a masterly exposition of Maltese Law; both the substantive part as well as that concerning organization and procedure.<\/p>\n

This volume is a scholarly summing up, exhaustive, and well written. It is not only notable for its academic value, but has also great pedagogical virtues. It serves well the purpose of an introduction to Maltese Law for the Maltese student, as well as for the foreign lawyer who would wish to become acquainted with the Maltese way of dealing with law and legal problems. Its clarity recommends it well to the informed general even if \u2018lay\u2019 public.<\/p>\n

It is divided into five chapters that encompass a myriad of subjects ranging from legal systems to sources of Maltese Law, the legislative process to the interplay between language and law, the various components of the legal professions to the concept of jurisdiction, the structure, functions and composition of the courts of civil jurisdiction to those of criminal jurisdiction.<\/p>\n

Overall, it is an introductory vade mecum to the Maltese legal system worth reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Maltese legal system has never, so far, had the benefit of becoming the object of reflection and study in a comprehensive, encyclopaedic, let alone interdisciplinary manner. The Maltese Legal System Volume I<\/em> penned by Professor David Joseph Attard is meaningful and professional, takes non-lawyers gently by the hand, opens doors and guides readers through the mazes and mysteries of the main theoretical fundamentals of the law as well as through its practical legal structures.<\/p>\n

This monograph is a masterly exposition of Maltese Law; both the substantive part as well as that concerning organization and procedure.<\/p>\n

This volume is a scholarly summing up, exhaustive, and well written. It is not only notable for its academic value, but has also great pedagogical virtues. It serves well the purpose of an introduction to Maltese Law for the Maltese student, as well as for the foreign lawyer who would wish to become acquainted with the Maltese way of dealing with law and legal problems. Its clarity recommends it well to the informed general even if \u2018lay\u2019 public.<\/p>\n

It is divided into five chapters that encompass a myriad of subjects ranging from legal systems to sources of Maltese Law, the legislative process to the interplay between language and law, the various components of the legal professions to the concept of jurisdiction, the structure, functions and composition of the courts of civil jurisdiction to those of criminal jurisdiction.<\/p>\n

Overall, it is an introductory vade mecum to the Maltese legal system worth reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8559,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"product_cat":[614,606],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-8766","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-law","product_cat-melitensia","pa_book-author-attard-david-joseph","pa_book-language-english","pa_format-hardcover","pa_year-2-307","first","instock","sale","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Maltese Legal System Volume 1 - Malta University Press<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.um.edu.mt\/mup\/store\/product\/the-maltese-legal-system-volume-1\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Maltese Legal System Volume 1 - Malta University Press\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Maltese legal system has never, so far, had the benefit of becoming the object of reflection and study in a comprehensive, encyclopaedic, let alone interdisciplinary manner. 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