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COMPARATIVE LAW - M.JUR. - DEGREE COURSE [ S.L.327.208 1
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.208
MAGISTER JURIS IN EUROPEAN AND 
COMPARATIVE LAW - M.JUR. - DEGREE COURSE 
REGULATIONS
6th November, 2001
LEGAL NOTICE 277 of 2001.
Citation and 
interpretation.
1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Magister Juris in
European and Comparative Law - M. Jur. - Degree Course
Regulations.
(2) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -
"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Laws;
"the course" means the course of studies leading to the Degree of
Magister Juris in European and Comparative Law - M. Jur.; and
"the Degree" means the Degree of Magister Juris in European
and Comparative Law - M. Jur.
Applicability.
2001 or later.
Eligibility for the 
Degree.
3. To be eligible for the award of the Degree, students must:
( a ) be registered as regular students in terms of the
Admission Regulations of the University and satisfy
the qualification requirements for admission to the
course stipulated in regulation 4;
( b ) complete the course of studies, obtain all the credits
indicated in regulation 8 and comply with any other
requirements as prescribed in these regulations; and
( c ) comply with any other requirements prescribed in any
other relevant statutes, regulations and bye-laws of the
University.
Qualifications for 
admission.
4. (1) Applicants for admission to the course shall be in
possession of one of the following qualifications:
( a ) the degree of Doctor of Laws (LL.D.); or
( b ) the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Legal and
Humanistic Studies with at least Category II; or
( c ) equivalent qualifications from the University of Malta
or another university recognised by Senate for the
purpose.
(2) The admission of applicants whose first degree is not the
LL.D. may be made conditional on the results of an interview. The
Board may impose additional requirements, including the
requirement to follow a preparatory programme of studies and
passing a qualifying examination, prior to registration for the
course.
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Registration for the 
course.
5. (1) Applicants wishing to register for the course shall
apply on the prescribed form and within the time specified by the
Office of the Registrar.
(2) On admission to the course, students shall be required to
register for the appropriate number of study units, as indicated in
regulation 8( a ).
Course duration. 6. The course shall extend over a period of twelve months of
full-time study or its equivalent in part-time study. The Board may
extend the period of studies by not more than six months or its
equivalent in the case of part-time studies.
Students on a part-
time basis.
7. Students pursuing the course on a part-time basis shall be
required to register at the beginning of each academic year.
Course of studies. 8. The course shall be offered in areas of study in European
and Comparative Law, as determined by the Board and students
shall be required to obtain the credits for the following two
components:
( a ) a taught component, consisting of study-units in
European and Comparative Law to which twenty
credits are assigned; and
( b ) a research component leading to the presentation of a
dissertation, in accordance with regulation 11, to
which ten credits are assigned.
Catalogue of 
study-units.
9. The Board shall draw up a catalogue of study-units for the
course. The catalogue shall indicate the code, title, and description
of each study-unit, the credits assigned to each study-unit, and the
methods of teaching and assessment. The Board shall publish the
catalogue prior to the commencement of each course, following the
approval of Senate.
Assessment and 
progress.
10. (1) Credits shall be assigned according to the following
grades in descending order of merit: A, B, C, and D. Failure shall
be indicated by F.
(2) The grades for the study-units shall take into account the
students’ performance in the coursework and in the written
examinations, which shall be held either on completion of a study-
unit or at the end of the second semester. For the purpose of the
award of an overall grade for a study unit, coursework shall be
weighted at 40% whilst the written examination shall be weighted
at 60%.
(3) Students who fail in the written examination of one or
more study-units shall be allowed to resit that examination once
only at the next scheduled examination session. In such cases, the
maximum grade that may be awarded is grade D.
(4) Students who do not obtain a minimum of twelve credits at
the first sitting shall be considered to have definitively failed.
Students who fail any resit shall be considered to have definitively
failed, unless the Board, in exceptional circumstances, decides to
review the case.
Dissertation. 11. (1) The dissertation shall be of not more than 25,000
words in length on a subject proposed by the students and approved
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by the Board. It should provide evidence of independent research
and constitute an original contribution to the subject.
(2) Students shall present a written proposal for a dissertation
topic not later than six months from the beginning of the academic
year in which they shall be completing the course.
(3) On approval of the dissertation proposal, students shall be
assigned a supervisor who shall be appointed by the Board, on the
recommendation of the Head of the Department of European and
Comparative Law.
(4) The dissertation shall be submitted by not later than the
second week of September. The Board may, in its discretion, grant
students an extension of the submission date of up to three months.
(5) The dissertation shall be examined by a Board of
Examiners appointed by Senate, on the recommendation of the
Board.
(6) Students shall submit eight copies of the dissertation and
declare in writing that the dissertation is their own work and
conforms to the requirements indicated in subregulation (1).
(7) The Board of Examiners shall be convened by its Chairman
to discuss the dissertation. Students may also be required to take a
viva voce  examination in defence of their dissertation.
(8) The Board of Examiners may approve the dissertation. It
may require the students to make corrections or to completely re-
write the dissertation within a stated time limit or it may reject the
dissertation altogether.
(9) Students whose dissertation is rejected or whose
corrections or re-writing are considered inadequate or who have not
submitted their dissertation within the required time limit shall not
be awarded the Degree.
Classification and 
award of the 
Degree.
12. (1) The final grade of each student shall take into account
the grades obtained in the all study-units and the dissertation,
which shall be weighted according to the number of credits
assigned to each.
(2) The names of students who qualify for the award of the
Degree shall be published in a list in alphabetical order classified
as follows:
Passed with Distinction
Passed.
Joint Degrees.
enters into an agreement with a foreign university for the granting
of the Degree jointly, then the credits necessary to qualify for the
Degree may be taken partly at the University and partly at the
foreign university as provided for in such agreement.
(2) The Board of Examiners and the Degree Classification
Board shall, in those cases referred to in subregulation (1), be
constituted in terms of decisions taken by the appropriate
governing bodies of both institutions.
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(3) In the instances governed by this regulation the Degree
shall be awarded jointly on one certificate by both universities and
shall be conferred at either university as agreed between them.
