LL.D. ; The Common European Asylum System has been developing from an ancillary measure to the completion of the internal market into a fully-fledged EU-wide system. The first

step has been the minimum harmonisation of the laws of the Member States. The next step will be a common set of laws and maximum harmonisation. [...]

LL.M.EUR.COMP. ; In this dissertation, the author pursues to investigate the right to an effective remedy which is often prescribed as one of the basic fundamental human rights.

Article 13 of the European Convention on Human Rights together with Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Human Rights of the EU, envisage safeguarding the rights [...]

LL.D. ; Following the decision by the ICC in the case of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, a clear message has been sent; the perpetrators of the worst crimes cannot escape justice. The

Court presently has jurisdiction over the crimes of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and aggression. [...]

LL.D. ; The introductory chapter of the thesis concentrates on the concept of jurisdiction, its origins, nature and importance in international law. Particular attention is

devoted to jurisdiction as an element of sovereignty and as part of customary international law, leading to the conclusion of whether jurisdiction is relevant to [...]

LL.D. ; This thesis focuses on universal criminal jurisdiction and its present utilization with a view to the future. A cursory look at the debate on universal jurisdiction

reveals confusion on its definition, scope, and application. This is partly due to an incorrect understanding of universal jurisdiction and its three facets: prescription, [...]

LL.B ; As J.Reid Meloy states, “if there is a heart of darkness in the desire to bond with another, it is stalking.” Stalking is a relatively new crime albeit such conduct

may be traced back to centuries. The first part of this paper looks into the historical context and legal developments which led to the inclusion of specific provisions [...]

LL.D. ; In this thesis I examined three human rights violations, which are also crimes under international law, from an international criminal law perspective. In pursuance

of this aim, I first analysed the concept of crimes under international law, the problems encountered in defining it, and I introduced a distinct criterion which [...]

LL.D. ; A penal provision is enacted primarily to suit the particular interests of the State by which it is made. In fact, it is said that crimes are a local matter to be dealt

with by the Courts of the State where they are committed according to their own particular laws. [...]

LL.D. ; The September 11th attacks have demonstrated that twenty-first century civil society, the rule of law and democracy are increasingly threatened by transnational networks

of crime. Access by underworld groups to sophisticated information technologies and weaponry as well as to the various instrumentalities through which the global [...]

LL.D. ; The aim of this thesis is that of examining the prosecution of the offence of money laundering in the Maltese Criminal Courts as well as the punishment which is to

be handed down when a person is found guilty of having committed the offence of money laundering. [...]