How does Malta differ from classical mixed jurisdictions? If classical mixed jurisdictions were to be studied collectively, some subgroups should be taken into account. Some would be common and civil law mergers, such as Scotland and Seychelles; some of religious law, civil law and common law, such as Israel; others with a mix of the previously mentioned laws with the further addition of socialist law and tribal law such as Algeria; others, such as Hong Kong, which combine traditional Chinese law and socialist Chinese law, which in turn incorporates elements of the civil tradition, and so on. Other systems that have moved from the socialist sphere to the more civilized tradition, such as Poland, experience continuous mixing, with their legal systems searching for an identity. a mixed legal system”, manifests the growing interest in mixed systems in Europe today. Indeed, albeit in a broader context, the exercise involves the marriage of common law and civil law. All legal systems are mixed, and continental systems are best understood as overlaps: a reminder that there are no pure legal systems in the world. Having mentioned the previous examples, one of the most complicated intersections is none other than the Maltese legal system. The Maltese Islands have experienced several cultures throughout history, namely the British Empire, the Arabs, the Aragonese among others. All this influenced not only the language or way of life, but also the legal part of the islands. Even though Malta is considered a mixed legal system, there are still a number of differences that come with it. A mixed legal system is what it is… middle of paper… it would seem obvious. As Kenneth Anthony wrote, analyzing the legal complexity of his native St Lucia, "mixed systems have not only an internal logic, but a history, a sociology, a psychology and indeed a philosophy".BibliographyK.D. Anthony, The identification and classification of mixed systems of law, in COMMONWEATH CARIBBEAN LEGAL STUDIES: A VOLUME OF ESSAYS TO COMMEMORATE THE 21ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE FACULTY OF LAW OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES (Gilbert Kodiinye & PK Menoon eds., 1992 ), 217H.D.Hazeltine, The study of comparative legal history, J.SOC'Y PUB. TEACHERS L. 27, 33 (1927) KEVIN AQUILINA, THE NATURE AND SOURCES OF THE MALTESE MIXED LEGAL SYSTEM: A STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE?Electronic Journal of Comparative Law, Vol. 12.1 (May 2008), HYPERTEXT LINK "http://www.ejcl.org" http://www.ejcl.org