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PhD, LLM, mag. iur.
Senior Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- patricia.zivkovic@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 272556
- Office Address
Room C57
School of Law
Taylor Building
Old Aberdeen
AB24 3UB
- School/Department
- School of Law
Biography
Patricia Živković is a researcher in the fields of international commercial law and regulation of AI systems and biometric data, with her work focused on addressing legal issues in international dispute resolution, including commercial arbitration, as well as exploring the challenges and opportunities presented by the rapid development of AI-based technologies, particularly in the collection and processing of biometric data.
Patricia joined the School of Law at the University of Aberdeen in 2019, bringing with her a wealth of expertise in international arbitration. She previously worked as an arbitration lawyer in Croatia and she has actively promoted the use of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms as a co-founder of the Young Croatian Arbitration Practitioners, which is an association for younger members of the arbitration community in Croatia. In addition, she has extensive experience coaching students for the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court and has served as an associate editor of the Kluwer Arbitration Blog. She also has in-house experience in the IT industry, having previously held the position of Head of Legal Department.
Prior to joining the University of Aberdeen, Patricia held a position as an assistant professor at the International University of Sarajevo, where she coordinated and taught civil law courses. She received her undergraduate degree in 2011 from the Faculty of Law at the University of Zagreb and went on to earn an LL.M. degree in International Business Law in 2012, followed by an S.J.D. (PhD) degree in 2016 from the Central European University in Budapest/New York. Her doctoral thesis, which examined the determination, payment, and allocation of costs in international commercial arbitration, was awarded the highest grade (summa cum laude).
She is currently serving as the Associate Director of the Centre for Private International Law and is a member of the Centre for Commercial Law.
From Theory to Practice in Private International Law
This book, compiled in memory of the work and life of Professor Jonathan Fitchen, brings together preeminent scholars from across the private international law world to address a wide spectrum of subject matter in the discipline.
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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- Associate Co-Director of the Centre for Private International Law
- LLM Dispute Resolution Co-ordinator
- Member of the EDI Committee
- Student group liaison (Legal Tech)
- Member of the Centre for Commercial Law
Previously:
- Academic Line Manager
- Member of the Executive Committee (Law)
- Member of the Operational Committee (Law)
- Member, Law School's Library Committee
- LLM Admission Selector
- ECR Representative in the Research Committee
- Member of the Employment, Entrepreneurship & Co-curriculum Committee
- External Memberships
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- Co-Convenor of the Conflict of Laws Section of the Society for Legal Scholars
- Permanent Contributor to the Kluwer Arbitration Blog (blog posts archive)
- Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Strategic Contracting and Negotiation
- Member of the Young Croatian Arbitration Practitioners (co-founder and former co-chair)
- Member of the Committee of the Northern Chapter of the Scottish Branch of the CIArb
- Member of the Scottish Universities Dispute Resolution Network
- Member of the Scottish Law and Innovation Network (SCOTLIN)
Latest Publications
From Theory to Practice in Private International Law: Gedächtnisschrift for Professor Jonathan Fitchen
Hart, Oxford, Oxford. 336 pagesBooks and Reports: BooksInternational Commercial Arbitration: Law Applicable to Merits and 'Creeping' Judicial Substantive Review
From Theory to Practice in Private International Law: Gedächtnisschrift for Professor Jonathan Fitchen. Hart PublishingChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)Introduction
From Theory to Practice in Private International Law: Gedächtnisschrift for Professor Jonathan Fitchen: Gedächtnisschrift for Professor Jonathan Fitchen. Borg-Barthet, J., Trimmings, K., Yüksel Ripley, B., Živkovic, P. (eds.). Hart PublishingChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersAlgorithmic Discrimination: A Blueprint for a Legal Analysis
International Scientific Conference on International, EU and Comparative Law Issues, pp. 202-226Contributions to Journals: Review articlesMontenegro: Information Technology Law
Wolter Kluwer International. 158 pagesBooks and Reports: Books
Prizes and Awards
Students' Union and University of Aberdeen Excellence Award for Best Undergraduate Supervisor (2023)
- Research
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Research Overview
Patricia's focus in teaching and researching includes:
- international dispute resolution, with an emphasis on international commercial arbitration,
- private international law,
- commercial law,
- the regulation of artificial intelligence, and
- the regulation of biometric data.
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.
Research Specialisms
- Law
- Dispute Resolution
- Artificial Intelligence
- Comparative Law
- Business 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.
Current Research
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Biometrics and Neurotechnology: Ethics, Privacy, and Legal Personhood in the New Digital Age – Redefining the Boundaries of Identity
- Navigating Complexities of Applicable Substantive Laws in International Commercial Arbitration – Conflict of Laws Perspective
Past Research
- The enforceability of arbitration clauses in antitrust damages cases and the procedural, evidential, and substantive barriers in arbitration for the private enforcement of antitrust damages
Costs in International Arbitration
How costs are to be determined, paid & allocated under various regimes? See the most recent and fully updated analysis by Dr Patricia Živković.
Collaborations
Patricia is a member of the following research networks:
- BlockchainResolve - the project resulted in a publication Mind the Gap: Tech-Based Dispute Resolution for Disputes in Global Supply Blockchains; the research group included Denise McCurdy (Georgia State University, Center for Engaged Business Research, USA), Dr Mimi Zou (University of Reading, School of Law, United Kingdom), and Dr Anjanette Raymond (Indiana University, Department of Business Law and Ethics, Kelley School of Business, USA).
Funding and Grants
- Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership funding titled “Time to Become Digital in Law” (DIGInLaw), with Dr Katarina Trimmings as the principal investigator for the team of the University of Aberdeen;
- Royal Society of Edinburgh Research Workshop Grant with a project titled “Laying the Foundations for a Restatement of Scots Private International Law, with Dr Justin Borg-Barthet, as Primary Applicant, and Dr Katarina Trimmings, as Co-Applicant.
- Teaching
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Courses
- AI and Law (LS/LX402T)
- Privacy and Data Protection Law (LS/LX402Q)
- Regulation of Biometric Data and Profiling: Social, Ethical & Legal Implications (LS/LX452M)
Teaching Responsibilities
Postgraduate
- LS5083 International Commercial Arbitration (Course Co-ordinator)
- LS553N Regulation of Biometric Data and Profiling: Social, Ethical and Legal Implications Honours (Course Co-ordinator)
- LS551X Negotiations Skills (online)
Undergraduate
- LS452M Regulation of Biometric Data and Profiling: Social, Ethical and Legal Implications Honours (Course Co-ordinator)
- LS4011 Law of Sales Honours (Course Co-ordinator)
- LS402T AI and Law
- LS401Q Private International Law of Commercial Law Honours
Taught before:
- LS1026 Case Studies on Law in Society (Interim Course Co-ordinator) (2019/20)
- LS2026 EU Institutions and Law (2019/20)
- LS503B/LS553B International Sale of Goods (online) (Course Co-ordinator 2019/20, 2020/21)
- QL5502 International Sale of Goods (Course Co-ordinator 2020/21)
- QL5005 International Commercial Arbitration (Course Co-ordinator 2021/22)
- LS5905 Professional Arbitration Skills (Course Co-ordinator 2021/22)
- LS402Q Privacy and Data Protection Law (2021/22, 2022/23)
Non-course Teaching Responsibilities
Guest lecturer at the Summer School of International Arbitration at the International University of Sarajevo
- Publications
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Journal for Strategic Contracting and Negotiations: Special Issue: Dispute Resolution, Claim and Conflict Management
Journal of Strategic Contracting and Negotiation, vol. 5, no. 1-2Contributions to Journals: Special IssuesDigitalna transformacija prekograničnih trgovačkih sporova
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsResponse to European Commission Consultation on Digitalisation of Cross-border Judicial Cooperation
. 14 pages.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsArbitration in Antitrust Damages Cases in the European Union
International Arbitration and EU Law. Mata Dona, J. R., Lavranos, N. (eds.). 1 edition. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 160–175, 16 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)Allocation of Costs in Arbitration
Kluwer Law International.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsDetermination, Payment and Immediate Reimbursement of the Advance on Costs in Arbitration
Kluwer Law International.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsAntitrust Arbitration: How German Courts Are Supporting the Pro-Arbitration Trend Launched in the Microsoft Case
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesBack to Basics: The Law Applicable to an Arbitration Agreement under Swedish Law
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesBook review: Overriding Mandatory Rules in International Commercial Arbitration by Hossein Fazilatfar
Edinburgh Law Review, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 452-453Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3366/elr.2020.0666
Is the Departure from a Procedural Order by an Arbitral Tribunal Considered to Be a Procedural Error?
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites