Event Archive

2026

January

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  Contribution to the UN Marine Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) landscape

  09 January 2026

  ACCPIL member and Professor in Intellectual Property (IP) Law Abbe Brown has continued her contribution to the UN Marine Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) landscape. Abbe has partnered with Professor Marcel Jaspars (University of Aberdeen, Chemistry), the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and the Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative...

2025

November

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  Crossroads in Private International Law Webinar on the EU Anti-SLAPP Directive

  28 November 2025, 13:30 - 14:30

  The EU Anti-SLAPP Directive - Comparative Perspectives on Implementation

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  Crossroads in Private International Law Webinar with Dr Kirsten Henckel

  19 November 2025, 14:00 - 15:00

  The Digital Afterlife: Digital succession and private international law

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  AUCEL seminar 'The Role of Law and Policy in Norway's Energy Transition' with Bastian Jansen

  11 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00

  Please join us to welcome Bastian Jansen, a Senior Adviser at the Norwegian Ministry of Energy, where he contributes to the development of legal and policy frameworks for offshore wind, with a particular focus on floating wind power. His work supports the Ministry’s overarching goal of facilitating a coordinated and holistic...

October

• Guest Lecture with Dr Alexander Maine on the For Women Scotland Judgment

  01 October 2025, 13:00 - 14:30

  The Law School EDI Committee with support from the Centre for Constitutional and Public International Law and the Education Committee has organised a guest lecture by Dr Alexander Maine (City St George's, University of London) on the UK Supreme Court judgment in For Women Scotland. The event is part of a wider effort...

September

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  Book launch and networking: Offshore Energy Law: Challenges and Opportunities

  19 September 2025, 11:30 - 14:00

  We invite you to join us for a book launch for Offshore Energy Law: Challenges and Opportunities for Renewables and Hydrocarbons, recenlty out with Hart Publishing. Offshore environments have vast resources to provide energy solutions for humankind. While they have been explored and extracted for more than a century when it...

August

• Webinar: "Beyond State Borders, Beyond the Situs Rule? Private International Law Issues of Resource Extraction in Antarctica, the Deep Seabed, and Outer Space"

  20 August 2025, 11:00 - 12:00

  The Aberdeen Centre for Private International Law & Transnational Governance (CPILTG) is pleased to invite you to a webinar by Professor Caroline Rapatz (Kiel University, Germany).

June

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  Community Renewables in the North East of Scotland: Looking Back, Moving Forward

  27 June 2025, 11:00 - 15:00

  Community-led renewable energy can tackle fuel poverty, build local wealth, and empower communities. With recent funding announcements from the Scottish Government and Great British Energy, this event explores how to turn policymomentum into action. With the help of key organisations and communities already engaged inrenewable energy production, we will examine regional...

• 3rd Postgraduate Law Conference of the Centre for Private International Law and Transnational Governance

  06 June 2025, 09:00 - 14:00

  An online conference for postgraduate law.

May

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  What, Why and How to Compare: SGSAH Aberdeen workshop on comparative method(s)

  21 May 2025, 12:30 - 16:00

  Many doctoral projects in arts and humanities engage, implicitly or explicitly, in a comparison of patterns and practices, principles and policies of different countries and cultures. For those who came to Scotland from abroad to work on a PhD, contrasting the way of life in their home country with Scotland...