Dr John Paterson
Chair in Law
LLB(Hons), DipLP (Aberdeen), LLM (Edinburgh), PhD (European University Institute)
Personal Details
| Telephone: | +44 (0)1224 273888 |
| Fax: | +44 (0)1224 272442 |
| E-mail: | j.paterson@abdn.ac.uk |
| Address: | Taylor Building, Room C32 |
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 co-directs the Centre for Energy Law as well as Aberdeen's involvement in the North Sea Energy Law Programme with Greg Gordon.
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.
PhD Supervision Interests
Dr Paterson is interested in supervising research students working in the following areas: company law (especially corporate governance), legal theory and oil and gas law.
Publications
- Paterson, JB. A Systems Theory Perspective on Polanyi’s Great Transformation, Article, 2012, Studies in Law, Politics and Society, ISSN/ISBN: 1059-4337
- Paterson, JB. Law’s Role in the Tension between Security and Sovereignty in the Field of Energy Resources, Chapter, 2012, Flammable Societies
- Paterson, JB. Occupational Health and Safety Law, Chapter, 2012, Environmental and Energy Law, pp225 - 239
- Paterson, J., Gordon, GW. & Usenmez, E. Oil and Gas Law on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf, Chapter, 2011, Oil and Gas Law, pp1 - 13
- Gordon, GW., Paterson, JB. & Usenmez, E. Oil and Gas Law, Book, 2011
- Paterson, JB. The Significance of Regulatory Orientation in Occupational Health and Safety Offshore, Article, 2011, Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review, 38, 2, pp369 - 389, ISSN/ISBN: 0190-7034
- Paterson, JB. Decommissioning of Offshore Oil and Gas Installations, Chapter, 2011, Oil and Gas Law, pp285 - 329
- Paterson, JB. Health and Safety at Work Offshore, Chapter, 2011, Oil and Gas Law, pp187 - 230
- Paterson, JB. Law's approach to harm in the context of scientific uncertainty, Chapter, 2011, Perspectives on Causation
- Paterson, JB. & Gordon, GW. Mature Province Initiatives, Chapter, 2011, Oil and Gas Law, pp112 - 136
- Hunter, T. & Paterson, JB. Offshore Petroleum Facility Integrity in Australia and the United Kingdom, Article, 2011, Oil, Gas & Energy Law Intelligence, 9, 6, pp1 - 27
- Paterson, JB. Corporate Governance in India in the context of the Companies Bill 2009, Article, 2010, International Company and Commercial Law Review, 21, 3, pp83 - 95, ISSN/ISBN: 0958-5214
- Paterson, JB. Corporate Governance in India in the context of the Companies Bill 2009, Article, 2010, International Company and Commercial Law Review, 21, 4, pp131 - 143, ISSN/ISBN: 0958-5214
- Paterson, JB. Sustainable development, sustainable decisions and the precautionary principle, Article, 2007, Natural Hazards, 42, 3, pp515 - 528, ISSN/ISBN: 0921-030X
- Paterson, JB. The Evolution of Occupational Health and Safety Law on the UK Continental Shelf, Article, 2007, Northern Scotland, 27, pp43 - 67, ISSN/ISBN: 0306-5278
- Paterson, JB. Decommissioning of Offshore Installations, Chapter, 2007, Oil and Gas Law, pp149 - 185
- Burns, T. & Paterson, JB. Gold Plating, Gold Standard or Base Metal?, Article, 2007, International Company and Commercial Law Review, 18, 8, pp247 - 260, ISSN/ISBN: 0958-5214
- Paterson, JB. Health and Safety at Work Offshore, Chapter, 2007, Oil and Gas Law, pp115 - 148
- Paterson, JB. & Gordon, GW. Introduction and Context, Chapter, 2007, Oil and Gas Law, pp1 - 10
- Paterson, JB. Mature Province Initiatives, Chapter, 2007, Oil and Gas Law, pp69 - 93
- Paterson, JB. Nuclear Power, Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary, 2007, Encyclopedia of Law and Society
- Paterson, JB. Reflecting on Reflexive Law, Chapter, 2006, Luhmann on Politics and Law, pp13 - 35
- Paterson, JB., Jones, R., Oudiz, A., Saigusa, S., Schneider, T., Brownless, G., Ahier, B., Hara, S. & Lazo, T. Stakeholders and Radiological Protection: Lessons from Chernobyl 20 Years After, Commissioned Report, 2006
- Paterson, JB. A note on georisk, sustainable development and law, Chapter, 2006, Recent Geodynamics, Georisk and Sustainable Development in the Black Sea to Caspian Sea Region, 825, pp67 - 78
- Paterson, JB., Bantekas, I. & Suleimenov, M. Oil and Gas Law in Kazakhstan: National and International Perspectives, Book, 2004
- Paterson, JB. The ETHOS project for post-accident rehabilitation in the area of Belarus contaminated by the Chernobyl disaster, Other contribution, 2004, Stakeholder Participation in Decision Making Involving Radiation: Exploring Processes and Implications: Case Studies in Stakeholder Participation for the Third Villigen Workshop, pp33 - 55
- Paterson, JB. Context, Comparison and Social Capital, Chapter, 2004, Oil and Gas Law in Kazakhstan, pp25 - 50
- Paterson, JB. National and international perspectives on oil and gas law in Kazakhstan: An introduction , Chapter, 2004, Oil and Gas Law in Kazakhstan: National and International Perspectives, pp1 - 21
- Paterson, JB. Science for risk reduction and sustainable development, Chapter, 2003, Risk Science and Sustainability
- Paterson, JB. The Company Law Review in the UK and the Question of Scope, Chapter, 2003, Corporate Governance, pp141 - 184
- Paterson, JB. Trans-science, Trans-law and Proceduralization, Article, 2003, Social and Legal Studies, 12, 4, pp525 - 545, ISSN/ISBN: 0964-6639
- Paterson, JB. Truth or dare, Chapter, 2002, Better Integration of Radiation Protection in Modern Society, pp43 - 52
- Paterson, JB. & Lebessis, N. Developing new modes of governance, Chapter, 2001, Governance in the European Union, pp259 - 294
- De Schutter, O., Lebessis, N. & Paterson, JB. Governance in the European Union , Book, 2001
- Paterson, JB. 'Corporate governance' les limites de rationalité et la procéduralisation , Chapter, 2000, Procéduralisation du droit et régulation démocratique, pp365 - 409
- Paterson, JB. Behind the Mask: Regulating Health and Safety in Britain's Oil and Gas Industry, Book, 2000
- Paterson, JB. & Teubner, G. Changing maps: empirical legal autopoiesis, Article, 1999, Social and Legal Studies, 7, 4, pp451 - 486, ISSN/ISBN: 0964-6639
- Paterson, JB. An Introduction to Luhmann, Article, 1997, Theory, Culture and Society, 14, 1, pp37 - 39, ISSN/ISBN: 0263-2764
- Paterson, JB. Who is Zenon Bankowski talking to? The person in sight of autopoiesis, Chapter, 1996, Law as Communication , pp81 - 104