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LLB(Hons), DipLP (Aberdeen), LLM (Edinburgh), PhD (European University Institute)
Chair in Law
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- j.paterson@abdn.ac.uk
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Taylor Building, Room C33
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- School of Law
Biography
Professor Paterson trained as a solicitor in the Office of the Solicitor to the Secretary of State for Scotland before pursuing an academic career. After studying at the EUI, Florence, Italy, he was a Research Assistant at the Centre de Philosophie du Droit, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium, where he worked principally on the Governance Project with the Forward Studies Unit of the European Commission. He was Senior Lecturer and then Reader at the University of Westminster between 1998 and 2004 when he joined the University of Aberdeen as a Reader. He was appointed Professor of Law in August 2011. He was Acting Head of School 2011-12 and Vice Principal for Internationalisation 2016-18. He is a co-founder of the Centre for Energy Law and directs Aberdeen's involvement in the North Sea Energy Law Programme.
His research has covered systems theory, the regulation of risk, governance in the EU, corporate governance and energy law. He has been involved in a number of international projects both in research and teaching. He has provided specialist training in oil and gas law and corporate governance for the corporate sector, expert advice in international arbitration, and consultancy to international organisations. He is series editor (together with Professor Julian Webb) of the Law, Science and Society series published by Routledge-Cavendish.
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Decentralised Finance, Regulation, and Systems Theory
Oñati Socio-Legal SeriesContributions to Journals: ArticlesOffshore wind licensing in the United Kingdom
Offshore Wind Licensing. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., pp. 171-189, 19 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800886278.00017
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Selling sunshine: emerging challenges in the certification of hydrogen
Journal of Energy and Natural Resources LawContributions to Journals: ArticlesResponse to European Commission Consultation on an Initiative on Sustainable Corporate Governance
28 pages.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsPolitics, Law and Legitimacy: Reconstructing Brexit from a Systems Theory Perspective
Luhmann and Socio-Legal Research: An Empirical Agenda for Social Systems Theory. Fernandes Campilongo, C., Antonio Loschiavo Leme de Barros, M., Fucci Amato, L., Ferreira da Fonseca, G. (eds.). Routledge, 25 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] Publisher website
Petroleum Licences - a legal cultural perspective: The United Kingdom
The Character of Petroleum Licences: A Legal Cultural Initiative. Soliman Hunter, T., Sunde, J., Nordveit, E. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 119-138, 19 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersPetroleum licences – a legal culture perspective: the United Kingdom
The Character of Petroleum Licences: A Legal Culture Analysis. Soliman Hunter, T., Sunde, J. ?., Nordtveit, E. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., pp. 119-138, 20 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788976206.00011
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Reconceptualising Energy Security from a Legal Perspective in the Context of Climate Change
Routledge Handbook of Energy Law. Hunter, T., Herrera, I., Crossley, P., Alvarez, G. (eds.). Routledge, 16 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersDecommissioning of Offshore Installations upon the UK Continental Shelf
European Energy Law Report XIII. Roggenkamp, M., Banet, C. (eds.). Intersentia, pp. 307-327, 22 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersDevelopments in UK Carbon Capture and Storage
European Energy Law Report XIII. Roggenkamp, M., Banet, C. (eds.). Intersentia, pp. 387-404, 18 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersProduction Sharing Agreements in Africa: Sovereignty and Relationality
Ethiopian Yearbook of International Law 2018: In Pursuit of Peace and Prosperity. Yihdego, Z., Desta, M. G., Hailu, M. B. (eds.). Springer, pp. 119-147, 29 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24078-3_6
Decommissioning of Offshore Oil and Gas Installations
UK Oil and Gas Law: Current Practice and Emerging Trends. Gordon, G., Paterson, J., Usenmez, E. (eds.). Third edition. Edinburgh University Press, pp. 391-434Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersThe Wood Review and Maximising Economic Recovery Upon the UKCS
UK Oil and Gas Law: Current Practice and Emerging Trends: Volume I: Resource Management and Regulatory Law. Gordon, G., Paterson, J., Üșenmez, E. (eds.). 3 edition. Edinburgh University Press, pp. 133-169, 37 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersUK Oil and Gas Law: Current Issues and Emerging Trends: Volume I: Research Management and Regulatory Law
Vol. 1, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh. 600 pagesBooks and Reports: BooksUK Oil and Gas Law: Current Issues and Emerging Trends: Volume II: Commercial and Contract Law Issues
Vol. 2, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh. 600 pagesBooks and Reports: BooksA systems theory perspective on the principle of precaution employing critical discourse analysis
Research Methods in Environmental Law: A Handbook. Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos, A. (ed.). Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 364-395, 32 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersUKCS Health, Safety and Environmental Law and Regulation
Offshore Oil and Gas Operations, Principles and Practice: Environment, Health and Safety Management, International Centre for Oil and the EnvironmentChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersIs it really best for the environment to remove all traces of oil and gas production in the North Sea?
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesDecommissioning Offshore Installations: international, regional and domestic legal regimes in the light of emergent commercial, political, environmental and fiscal concerns
AMPLA Yearbook 2015. Scott, D. (ed.). AMPLA, pp. 344-362, 19 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersFuture Trends in Shale Law & Policy in the UK
Handbook on Shale Gas Law & Policy. Hunter, T. (ed.). 1st edition. Intersentia, pp. 383-394Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersShale Gas Law and Regulation in the United Kingdom
Handbook of Shale Gas Law and Policy. Hunter, T. (ed.). 1 edition. Intersentia, pp. 281-304, 24 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersHealth and safety during decommissioning
Oil and Gas Decommissioning: Law, Policy and Comparative Practice. Hammerson, M. (ed.). 2 edition, pp. 157-175, 20 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersPetroleum Licensing on the UKCS 50 Years On: Problems, Solutions and More Problems?
Delivering Energy Law and Policy in the EU and the US: A Reader. Heffron, R. J., Little, G. F. M. (eds.), pp. 365-369, 5 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersEnergy Law in the United Kingdom
Energy Law in Europe. Roggenkamp, M., Redgwell, C., Ronne, A., del Guayo, I. (eds.). 3rd edition. Oxford University Press, pp. 1053-1136, 84 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersEnergy Law in the United Kingdon
Energy Law in Europe. Roggenkamp, M., Redgwell, C., Ronne, A., Del Guayo, I. (eds.). OUP Oxford, pp. 1053-1136, 83 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersHealth, Safety and Environmental Regulation on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf in the Aftermath of the Macondo Disaster
Louisiana State University Journal of Energy Law and Resources, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 259-272Contributions to Journals: ArticlesINEOS Shale Gas Stakeholder Engagement Report
Other Contributions: Other ContributionsLicensing the Exploration for and Production of Petroleum on the UK Continental Shelf
Regulation of The Upstream Petroleum Sector: A Comparative Study of Licensing and Concession Systems. Hunter, T. (ed.). Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, pp. 107-132, 25 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersPrevention of and Response to Shale Gas Well Incidents: An Assessment of the Current UK Regulatory Framework for Shale Gas Activities
Oil, Gas & Energy Law Intelligence, vol. 12, no. 3, 3473Contributions to Journals: ArticlesHealth, safety and the environment
The Encyclopaedia of Oil and Gas Law: Volume One: Upstream. Pereira, E. G., Holding, S. (eds.). Globe Law and Business, pp. 219-228, 10 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersRobust offshore risk regulation - an assessment of US, UK and Norwegian approaches
Innovative Governance Models for Emerging Technologies. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., pp. 235-253, 19 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781782545644.00019
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Laying down the law over fracking
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesDHI/SCDI Energy and Constitutional Change Conversation: Oil and Gas
Edinburgh: David Hume Institute. 32 pagesBooks and Reports: Commissioned ReportsA Systems Theory Perspective on Polanyi’s Great Transformation
Studies in Law, Politics and Society, vol. 62, pp. 49-72Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S1059-4337(2013)0000062003
Law’s Role in the Tension between Security and Sovereignty in the Field of Energy Resources
Flammable Societies: Studies on the Socio-Economics of Oil and Gas. McNeish, J. A., Logan, O. (eds.). Pluto PressChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersOccupational Health and Safety Law: the Oil and Gas Industry
Environmental and Energy Law. Pereira, R., Makuch, K. (eds.). Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 225-239, 15 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersLaw's approach to harm in the context of scientific uncertainty: observations from the perspectives of precaution and indeterminate causation
Perspectives on Causation. Goldberg, R. (ed.). Hart Publishing, pp. 383-408Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Decommissioning of Offshore Oil and Gas Installations
Oil and Gas Law: Current Practice and Emerging Trends. Gordon, G., Paterson, J., Usenmez, E. (eds.). Second edition. Dundee University Press, pp. 285-329, 45 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersHealth and Safety at Work Offshore
Oil and Gas Law: Current Practice and Emerging Trends. Paterson, J., Gordon, G., Usenmez, E. (eds.). Second edition. Dundee University Press, pp. 187-230, 44 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersHealth and safety regulation on the uk continental shelf: Evolution and future prospects
Risk Governance of Offshore Oil and Gas Operations. Cambridge University Press, pp. 132-153, 22 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139198301.010
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Mature Province Initiatives
Oil and Gas Law: Current Practice and Emerging Trends. Paterson, J., Gordon, G., Usenmez, E. (eds.). Second edition. Dundee University Press, pp. 112-136, 25 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersOffshore Petroleum Facility Integrity in Australia and the United Kingdom: A Comparative Study of Two Countries Utilising the Safety Case Regime
Oil, Gas & Energy Law Intelligence, vol. 9, no. 6, pp. 1-27Contributions to Journals: ArticlesOil and Gas Law: Current Practice and Emerging Trends
Dundee University Press, Dundee. 632 pagesBooks and Reports: BooksOil and Gas Law on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf: Current Practice and Emerging Trends
Oil and Gas Law: Current Practice and Emerging Trends. Paterson, J., Gordon, G., Usenmez, E. (eds.). Second edition. Dundee University Press, pp. 1-13, 13 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Mature province initiatives
Oil and Gas Law Current Practice and Emerging Trends: 2nd edition. Gordon, G., Paterson, J., Usenmez, E. (eds.). 2 edition. Edinburgh University Press, pp. 111-136, 26 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Oil and gas law current practice and emerging trends: 2nd edition
Edinburgh University Press. 632 pagesBooks and Reports: Books- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Corporate governance in India in the context of the Companies Bill 2009: part 2: evaluation
International Company and Commercial Law Review, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 83-95Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCorporate governance in India in the context of the Companies Bill 2009: part 3: proposals
International Company and Commercial Law Review, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 131-143Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDecommissioning of Offshore Installations
Oil and Gas Law: Current Practice and Emerging Trends. Gordon, G., Paterson, J. (eds.). 1st edition. Dundee University Press, pp. 149-185Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersHealth and Safety at Work Offshore
Oil and Gas Law: Current Practice and Emerging Trends. Gordon, G., Paterson, J. (eds.). 1st edition. Dundee University Press, pp. 115-148, 34 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersMature Province Initiatives
Oil and Gas Law: Current Practice and Emerging Trends. Gordon, G., Paterson, J. (eds.). Dundee University Press, pp. 69-93Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersSustainable development, sustainable decisions and the precautionary principle
Natural Hazards, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 515-528Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-006-9071-4
Gold Plating, Gold Standard or Base Metal?: Making Sense of Narrative Reporting after the Repeal of the Operating and Financial Review Regulations
International Company and Commercial Law Review, vol. 18, no. 8, pp. 247-260Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIntroduction and Context
Oil and Gas Law: Current Practice and Emerging Trends. Gordon, G., Paterson, J. (eds.). Dundee University Press, pp. 1-10, 10 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersMature Province Initiatives
Oil and Gas Law: Current Practice and Emerging Trends. Gordon, G., Paterson, J. (eds.). 1 edition. Dundee University Press, pp. 69-94, 27 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersOil and Gas Law: Current Practice and Emerging Trends
Dundee University Press, Great Britain. 460 pagesBooks and Reports: BooksSituation concerning public information about and involvement in the decision-making processes in the nuclear sector
Commissioned by European Union DG-TREN. EU ReportBooks and Reports: Commissioned ReportsThe Evolution of Occupational Health and Safety Law on the UK Continental Shelf
Northern Scotland, vol. 27, pp. 43-67Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA note on georisk, sustainable development and law
Recent Geodynamics, Georisk and Sustainable Development in the Black Sea to Caspian Sea Region: Proceedings of the International Workshop on Recent ... Sea Region. Ismail-Zadeh, A. (ed.). American Institute of Physics, pp. 67-78Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersReflecting on Reflexive Law
Luhmann on Politics and Law: Critical Appraisals and Applications. King, M., Thornhill, C. (eds.). Hart Publishing, pp. 13-35, 22 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersContext, Comparison and Social Capital: the role of oil and gas law in the fulfilment of Kazakhstan's promise
Oil and Gas Law in Kazakhstan: National and International Perspectives. Paterson, J., Suleimenov, M., Bantekas, I. (eds.). Kluwer Law International, pp. 25-50, 25 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersThe Company Law Review in the UK and the Question of Scope: Theoretical Concerns, Practical Constraints and Possible New Directions
Corporate Governance: An Institutional Approach. Lenoble, J., Cobbaut, R. (eds.). Kluwer Law International, pp. 141-184, 43 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersTrans-science, Trans-law and Proceduralization
Social and Legal Studies, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 525-545Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0964663903012004005
Science for risk reduction and sustainable development: the role of law
Risk Science and Sustainability. Beer, T., Ismail-Zadeh, A. (eds.). Kluwer Academic PublishersChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0167-0_7
Truth or dare: expertise and risk governance
Better Integration of Radiation Protection in Modern Society: Workshop Proceedings, Villigen, Switzerland, 23-25 January, 2001. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, pp. 43-52Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersDeveloping new modes of governance
Governance in the European Union: Cahiers of the Forward Studies Unit. De Schutter, O., Lebessis, N., Paterson, J. (eds.). Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, pp. 259-294, 35 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersGovernance in the European Union
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxemburg. 318 pagesBooks and Reports: Books