BA, MSc, LLM, PhD, FHEA
Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- erin.ferguson@abdn.ac.uk
- School/Department
- School of Law
Biography
Dr Erin Ferguson is a socio-legal researcher broadly interested in questions concerning the role of the state in providing public services and in addressing socio-economic inequality. As such, her research and teaching interests span a range of topics, including privatisation, freedom of information, freedom of assembly, climate change litigation, environmental constitutionalism, and labour rights. Her current research examines the impact of privatisation on access to environmental information in the United Kingdom.
Since joining the School of Law in October 2021, Erin has taught on a range of public law and socio-legal modules. She has also designed and is currently responsible for leading a new Honours course: Legal Storytelling, which aims to critically examine how legal stories are created, upheld, and challenged by counterstories. Erin's teaching interests and pedagogical approach have been influenced by her academic background in sociology and law, as well as her professional background in libraries and information management.
Erin currently serves as the interim co-director of the Centre for Constitutional and Public International Law, and she is one of the founding members of the Anti-SLAPP Research Hub.
Erin holds a PhD in Law and an LLM (Distinction) in International Law and Sustainable Development, both from the University of Strathclyde. She also holds an undergraduate degree in Sociology and History from Smith College in the United States. Prior to entering academia, Erin qualified as a librarian and practised for ten years in a variety of sectors, including secondary and higher education, local government, and central government.
Qualifications
- PhD Law2020 - University of Strathclyde
- LLM International Law and Sustainable Development2013 - University of Strathclyde
- MSc Information and Library Studies2008 - University of Strathclyde
- AB Sociology (major) and History (minor)2004 - Smith College (United States)
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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Senior Personal Tutor, School of Law
Programme Coordinator, LLB Law with English Law (LWEL)
Associate Director, Centre for Constitutional and Public International Law
Athena SWAN SAT
Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society, and Rule of Law (CISRUL)
Scientific Committee, HETL Conference 2023
- External Memberships
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External Examiner, University of Abertay
Guest Lecturer, University of Buckingham
Advisory Council, Open Rights Group
Editorial Board, Exploring Sustainability and the Effectiveness of Its Legal Contours
Fellow, Advance HE
Latest Publications
Transparency after Fish Legal: Private Actors and Access to Environmental Information in the United Kingdom
Environmental Law ReviewContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/14614529241295605
Incorporating International Human Rights Law in Scotland: A Question of Competence
Contributions to Conferences: PapersHeld v State of Montana: A Constitutional Rights Turn in Climate Change Litigation?
Journal of Environmental Law, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 453–460Contributions to Journals: ArticlesHow SLAPPs Threaten the Right to Know
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesShould Scotland SLAPP-back? A Comment on the Need for Bespoke Anti-SLAPP Legislation in Scotland
Juridical Review, vol. 2024, no. 3, pp. 159-178Contributions to Journals: Articles
Prizes and Awards
Campbell Burns PhD Scholarship, University of Strathclyde
- Research
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Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Law.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Law
Accepting PhDsResearch Specialisms
- Public Law
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
- Teaching
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- Publications
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Briefing Note: Workshop on Developing a Model Anti-SLAPP Law for Scotland
Anti-SLAPP Research Hub: University of Aberdeen: School of Law (Text). 9 pages.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsAn Anti-SLAPP Curriculum for Lawyers in the European Union
PATFox (Electronic). 51 pages.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsSDG13: Climate Change Litigation and Indigenous Rights
Indigenous Rights and Sustainable Development Goals 2030. Sargent, S. (ed.). Trivent Publishing, 32 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersA Typology of Transparency: Freedom of Information in the United Kingdom
Contributions to Conferences: PapersHuman Rights Reform and "Functions of a Public Nature"
Edinburgh Law Review, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 244-250Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPublic Authorities and Access to Environmental Information: The Legacy of Fish Legal
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesClear as Water: Water Industry Transparency in the United Kingdom
Contributions to Conferences: Papers