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Mark A. Sammut Sassi (2 october 1973) is a Maltese author.

Early life and Education

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Sammut Sassi was born in Malta on 2 October 1973, the elder son of Catherine née Cachia and author Frans Sammut[1]. He was educated in Malta at Stella Maris College, the Liċeo Vassalli, and the Liċeo GF Abela. He obtained degrees in law (LL.D. and M.Jur) and in translation studies (M.A.) from the University of Malta and in legal theory and legal history from the University of London (LL.M.). He studied diplomatic studies at the University of Malta, historical sociology at the London School of Economics and historical studies at Oxford University.

Activity as a writer

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Sammut Sassi has written extensively on Maltese legal history (focussing on Criminal Law and Civil Law), consular law, and politics.

He also found documentary evidence that Maltese patriot Mikiel Anton Vassalli was not married.[2]

He used to write for the Malta Independent on Sunday, and contributes to Maltese newspapers In-Nazzjon and il-mument.

He is a translator from Italian to English for the Italian geopolitical journal Limes.

Teaching activies

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Sammut Sassi teaches on a casual basis at the University of Malta.[3] His books are used in Universities, for instance at the Vytautas Magnus University in Lithuania.[4]

Membership

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Sammut Sassi is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society [5] and of the Society for Advanced Legal Studies.

Private Life

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Sammut Sassi is married and has a daughter, who has also written a book.[6]

Publications

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  • Interview with Andrea Camilleri[7]
  • A Short History of Latvia / Storja tal-Latvja fil-Qosor [8] (Malta, 2004)
  • Il-Liġi, il-Morali, u r-Raġuni co-authored with Professor Giuseppe Mifsud Bonnici [9] (Malta, 2008)
  • The Mediterranean Region: Different Perspectives, Common Objectives Centro Alti Studi Difesa (Italy, 2010) (Contributor)[10]
  • The Law of Consular Relations (XPL Law, 2010)[11]
  • Malta at the European Court of Human Rights 1987-2012, with others, including Judge Giovanni Bonello (Malta, 2012)[12]
  • L-Aqwa fl-Ewropa. Il-Panama Papers u l-Poter (Malta, 2016)[13]
  • Essays in Maltese Legal History and Comparative Law, Vol. I (UK, 2017)[14]
  • L-Aqwa Żmien Għalihom. Erba' Snin ta' Skandli (Malta, 2017)[15]
  • Flying at the Fall of Dusk: Commentaries on Malta in the Muscat Years (UK, 2021)[16]
  • Essays on Maltese Legal History, Vol. II (UK, 2024)[17]
  • "The inheritance of the concept of state" in The Constitution of Malta at Sixty (edited by Professor Tonio Borg and John Stanton) (Malta, 2024)[18]
  • "Civil Law" in Elgar Encyclopedia of Crime and Criminal Justice, with Professor Aniceto Masferrer (Elgar, 2024)[19]

References

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  1. ^ "Joseph Muscat Denies Asking Renowned Author Frans Sammut to be Part of Blog Against Daphne Caruana Galiziza". 9 February 2021.
  2. ^ "New document reveals Vassalli was never married". 18 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Study-Unit Description - Courses".
  4. ^ https://www.vdu.lt/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/POD6003_Diplomatic-and-Consular-Law.pdf
  5. ^ https://files.royalhistsoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/05150721/RHS-newsletter-2021-digital-version-PDF-single-pages-version-only_website.pdf
  6. ^ "Katrīne Sammuta".
  7. ^ "An interview with a literary legend - the Malta Independent".
  8. ^ "President leads delegation to Malta". 14 February 2004.
  9. ^ https://books.google.com.mt/books?id=gdkPSQAACAA
  10. ^ https://www.difesa.it/assets/allegati/1401/3f6a7c06-19ed-4a7f-9100-bf66e6d3ca97.pdf
  11. ^ Sammut, Mark A.; Sammut (2010). The Law of Consular Relations: An Overview. XPL. ISBN 978-1-85811-375-3.
  12. ^ Sammut, Mark Anthony; Cuignet, Patrick; Borg, David A.; Aquilina, Kevin; Bonello, Giovanni; Cachia, Therese Comodini (2012). Malta at the European Court of Human Rights, 1987-2012. Kotba-Argo Limited. ISBN 978-99932-88-11-4.
  13. ^ Sammut, Mark Anthony (2016). L-aqwa fl-Ewropa$nil-panama papers u l-poter. ISBN 978-99957-1-051-4.
  14. ^ Sammut, Mark A. (2017). Essays in Maltese Legal History and Comparative Law. Whitelocke Publications. ISBN 978-1-912142-01-9.
  15. ^ Sammut, Mark Anthony (2017). "L-aqwa żmien ghalihom: Erba' snin ta' skandli".
  16. ^ Sammut Sassi, Mark A. (30 July 2021). Flying at the Fall of Dusk: Commentaries on Philosophy, History, Cinema, Literature and Joseph Muscat OCCRP 2019 Person of the Year in Organized Crime and Corruption. Pertinent Press. ISBN 978-1-912142-36-1.
  17. ^ Sassi, Sammut; Bonnici, Giuseppe Mifsud (25 April 2024). Essays in Maltese Legal History Volume 2. Whitelocke Publications. ISBN 978-1-912142-45-3.
  18. ^ "The Constitution of Malta at Sixty".
  19. ^ "Civil Law". Elgar Encyclopedia of Crime and Criminal Justice. Edward Elgar. 28 July 2024. ISBN 978-1-78990-299-0.
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