Authors:
Jotham Scerri-Diacono, Lara Pace
Published on April 11, 2017
Tags: Climate change, Environment
Practices:
Environment & Planning
The International Comparative Legal Guide to Environment & Climate Change Law covers common issues in environment and climate change laws and regulations – including environmental policy and its enforcement, environmental permits, waste, liabilities, contaminated land, powers of regulators and reporting obligations.
Authors:
Jotham Scerri-Diacono, Annalise Papa, Lara Pace
Published on December 17, 2014
Tags: Environment
Practices:
Environment & Planning
The Malta chapter in the ninth edition of Environment in 20 jurisdictions worldwide has been co-authored by Dr Jotham Scerri-Diacono, Dr Annalise Micallef and Dr Lara Pace.
Authors:
Annalise Papa, Jotham Scerri-Diacono
Published on November 15, 2012
Tags: Environment
Practices:
Environment & Planning
The Malta chapter, authored by Dr Jotham Scerri Diacono and Dr Annalise Caruana, has been published in this serial publication by Getting the Deal Through.
Authors:
Jotham Scerri-Diacono, Annalise Papa, Lara Pace
Published on December 3, 2013
Tags: Environment
Practices:
Environment & Planning
GANADO Advocates has contributed the Malta chapter in the 2014 edition of the Getting the Deal Through - Environment.
Authors:
Jotham Scerri-Diacono, Lara Pace
Published on February 6, 2018
Tags: Climate change, Environment
Practices:
Environment & Planning
GANADO Advocates has contributed the Malta chapter in the fifteenth edition of The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Environment & Climate Change Law.
Authors:
Jotham Scerri-Diacono, Annalise Papa, Rachel Genovese
Published on November 30, 2018
Tags: Environment, Juridical Interest
Practices:
Environment & Planning
This article was first published in Id-Dritt Vol. XVII.
Authors:
Matthew Attard
Published on August 4, 2015
Tags: Environment, International Convention for the Control and Management of Ship’s Ballast Water and Sediments (BWM), maritime, Shipping
Practices:
Shipping Compliance
The International Convention for the Control and Management of Ship’s Ballast Water and Sediments (BWM) is expected to enter into force in the near future, as it is very close to obtaining the percentage approvals by States and the representation of the world Merchant Tonnage.
Authors:
Jotham Scerri-Diacono, Annalise Papa
Published on August 5, 2014
Tags: Environment
Practices:
Environment & Planning
Over the last decade or so, and particularly post Malta’s EU membership, Maltese Environmental law has undergone a quantum leap from a largely unregulated area of law (1) to a substantially comprehensive and surely more sophisticated network of primary and subsidiary legislation.
Authors:
Calvin Calleja
Published on September 15, 2017
Tags: Environment, maritime, MRV Regulation, Shipping
Practices:
Environment & Planning, Ship Registration
The imposition of new environmental obligations on Maltese ships, shipowners, and ship operators was perceived as a double-edged sword for its affected subjects. While the European Union Regulation 2015/757 augured well for a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, the competitiveness of those in the EU industry, compared to their non-EU counterparts, was thrown open to debate. For this reason, the EU and its Member States are lobbying for a global approach to combat greenhouse gas emissions. Various strides have been made in this regard spearheaded by the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) within the IMO. However, for the time being, the Regulation may be lauded as a step in the right direction.
