Publications

What is "sexual" for the purposes of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009? Motive may actually be relevant after all, but should it be? The Appeal Court's decision in the appeal from the Sheriff Appeal Court in Kennedy v PF, Aberdeen

Brown, G.

Greens Criminal Law Bulletin, no. 193, pp. 2 - 6

Contributions to Journals: Articles

The Resurgence of Securitisation as a Funding Tool in the UK and EU

Emedosi, C.

SSRN Electronic Journal, pp. 1-23

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Unified Law in a Fragmented World: CISG and Conformity in Global Production

Jevremovic, N.

Journal of Law and Commerce, vol. 43, pp. 229-261

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier

https://doi.org/10.5195/jlc.2025.311

Open Access

http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/25615/1/Jevremovic_JLC_Unified_Law_In_VoR.pdf

The GERD and the Nile Basin 10 years on: are we any further forward?

Yihdego, Z., Rieu-Clarke, A., Cascao, A.

Water International

Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Impact of Replacing or Abolishing ISDS on Investment-Affected Parties

Farrington, F., Jevremovic, N.

Journal of International Dispute Settlement, vol. 16, no. 3, idaf023

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1093/jnlids/idaf023

Open Access

http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/25668/1/Farrington_etal_JIDS_Betwen_a_rock_VOR.pdf

Catholic and Secondary Securities: The Last Piece of the Relief Puzzle?

Sweeney, A., Macpherson, A.

Edinburgh Law Review

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Taking Caution with Assignation: McKinlay v Avellierie Limited

Macpherson, A., Sweeney, A.

Edinburgh Law Review

Contributions to Journals: Articles

An Examination of Partly-Paid Shares in China’s New Company Law and Lessons for Comparative Company Law

Li, F., Cai, Q.

European Business Law Review

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Climate Targets and Financial Challenges in the Global South: The Case of Carbon Capture and Storage

Pereira, E., Omotuyi, O. Y., Ramkhalawan, L., Muinzer, T., Fossa, A., Moutinho dos Santos, E.

The Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 270-286

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier

https://doi.org/10.4314/jsdlp.v16i3.13

The Significance and Practical Implications of the Finch Decision of the UK Supreme Court?: A New Hope for Climate or Business as Usual?

Shapovalova, D.

Journal of Environmental Law

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1093/jel/eqaf014

Platform Liability, Free Speech, and Market Fairness: Transatlantic Legal Responses to Commercial Defamation and Digital Competition

Leite, E.

International Review of Law, Computers & Technology

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1080/13600869.2025.2516967

Response to Consultation on Stage 3 Review of Scotland's Statutory Debt Solutions

Macpherson, A., McKenzie Skene, D.

University of Aberdeen: School of Law.

Other Contributions: Other Contributions

Open Access

https://pure.abdn.ac.uk/ws/files/304389320/Stage_3_Consultation_-_Centre_for_Scots_Law_-_Final_Extracted_Questions_and_Answers.docx

Response to Law Commission Consultation on Review of the Friendly Societies Acts 1974 and 1992

Macpherson, A., McKenzie Skene, D.

University of Aberdeen: School of Law.

Other Contributions: Other Contributions

Open Access

https://pure.abdn.ac.uk/ws/files/304788814/Consultation_Response_-_Review_of_the_Friendly_Societies_Acts_1974_and_1992_-_Final.pdf

Response to Scottish Government Consultation on Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation

Farrington, F., Borg Barthet, J., Ferguson, E., Ainslie, J., Macpherson, A., Skilling, M., Poesen, M., Gordon, G.

. 49 pages.

Other Contributions: Other Contributions

Digital Assets in Scots Private Law: Innovating for the Future

Yüksel Ripley, B., Macpherson, A., Carey, L.

Edinburgh Law Review, vol. 29, no. 2 (May, 2025), pp. 175-210

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Conceptions of Commercial Law in Scotland

Hardman, J., Macpherson, A.

The Development of Commercial Law in Scotland: Concepts and Themes. Hardman, J., MacPherson, A. D. J., Wilson, A. L. M. (eds.). Edinburgh University Press

Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

Additional Links

https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-development-of-commercial-law-in-scotland-volume-1.html

Epilogue

Hardman, J., Macpherson, A., Wilson, A.

The Development of Commercial Law in Scotland: Concepts and Themes. Hardman, J., MacPherson, A. D. J., Wilson, A. L. M. (eds.). Edinburgh University Press

Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

Additional Links

https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-development-of-commercial-law-in-scotland-volume-1.html

Introduction

Hardman, J., Macpherson, A., Wilson, A.

The Development of Commercial Law in Scotland: Concepts and Themes. Hardman, J., MacPherson, A. D. J., Wilson, A. L. M. (eds.). Edinburgh University Press

Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

Additional Links

https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-development-of-commercial-law-in-scotland-volume-1.html

The Development of Commercial Law in Scotland, Volume 1: Concepts and Themes

Hardman, J., Macpherson, A., Wilson, A.

Vol. 1, Edinburgh University Press. 456 pages

Books and Reports: Books

Additional Links

https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-development-of-commercial-law-in-scotland-volume-1.html

Avizandum Statutes on Scots Commercial and Consumer Law: 2025-2026

Macpherson, A. (ed.)

Edinburgh University Press

Books and Reports: Books

Dissolution, Debt and Third-party Security: Wright v Wright

Macpherson, A., Sweeney, A.

Edinburgh Law Review

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Additional Links

https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/full/10.3366/elr.2025.0964

Floating Charges in Comparative Perspective: An Exploratory Study

Macpherson, A., Rapatz, C.

University of Oxford Business Law Blog.

Other Contributions: Other Contributions

Regional Planning for a Just Transition - A case study for the North East of Scotland

Shapovalova, D., Bond, C., Bone, J., Bender, K., Potts, T.

Commissioned by Just Transition Commission. University of Aberdeen. 45 pages

Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports

A Scots perspective on forum non conveniens in business and human rights litigation: Hugh Campbell KC v James Finlay (Kenya) Ltd

Poesen, M.

Journal of Private International Law, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 135-152

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1080/17441048.2025.2479277

The Rule of Law: What it is and Why it Matters

Ferguson, E.

Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites

The Right to a Healthy Environment in and Beyond the Anthropocene: A European Perspective: by Hendrik Schoukens and Farah Bouquelle (eds), Cheltenham, UK, Edward Elgar, 2024, 364 pp, £130, ISBN 978-1-03530-041-9

Shapovalova, D.

Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 271-273

Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles

Digital Object Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1080/02646811.2024.2382044

Artificial Intelligence Act. Implicazioni per il settore sanitario

Ducato, R.

Contributions to Conferences

Love thy Neighbour (almost) as thyself: Court of Justice confirms that National Courts have limited Jurisdiction to adjudicate on the Validity of Third-Country Patents (C‑339/22 BSH Hausgeräte)

Poesen, M.

Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites

The World Trade Organization and Its Contribution to the Evolution of the Law of the Sea

Lennan, M., Switzer, S.

The Presence of International Organizations in the Evolution of the International Law of the Sea: Thirty Years since the Entry into Force of UNCLOS. Oanta, G. (ed.). Brill | Nijhoff, pp. 85-118, 33 pages

Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)

China’s Global Development Initiative and the 2030 Agenda: Natural Companions or Uncomfortable Bedfellows

Farrington, F., Ramanujam, N.

Law and Development Review

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1515/ldr-2024-0135

Guidelines, judicial discretion and the modern sentencing process – Part 2: The operation of sentencing guidelines and a comparative analysis of appellate deference in appeals against sentence

Brown, G.

Scots Law Times, vol. 2025, no. 9, pp. 67-78

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Online

https://uk.westlaw.com/Document/ID6F2A3C0FFA411EF9F7A8770B327C451/View/FullText.html

Open Access

http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/25347/1/Brown_SLT_Guidelines_Judicial_Discretion2_AAM.pdf

Is Code Destined to Supersede Law?: Behavioural Control by Code and Legal Theory

Ződi, Z., Bodig, M.

Cambridge Law Journal, vol. 84, no. 1, pp. 175-208

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008197325000029

Open Access

http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/25604/1/Z_di_etal_CLJ_Is_Code_Destined_VoR.pdf

Thailand v. Dr. Chutima Sidasathian

Farrington, F., Covington & Burling LLP,

48 pages

Books and Reports: Other Reports

Transparency after Fish Legal: Private Actors and Access to Environmental Information in the United Kingdom

Ferguson, E. C.

Environmental Law Review, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 10-30

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1177/14614529241295605

Open Access

http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/25444/1/Ferguson_ELR_Transparency_After_Fish_VoR.pdf

Guidelines, judicial discretion and the modern sentencing process – Part 1: The Crown appeal against sentence in HM Advocate v GH and the Sentencing Process guideline

Brown, G.

Scots Law Times, vol. 2025, no. 7, pp. 49-62

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Online

https://uk.westlaw.com/Document/IE420A8A0F50211EFB0C5AB8436F465D9/View/FullText.html

Open Access

http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/25290/1/Brown_SLT_Guidelines_Judicial_Discretion_AAM.pdf

Response to UKIPO Consultation on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence

Zivkovic, P., Adebola, T., Allan, K., Ducato, R., Leontidis, G., Lombardi, C., Sinclair, A., Starkey, A., Sripada, S., Brown, A. (ed.), Jevremovic, N. (ed.)

. 11 pages.

Other Contributions: Other Contributions

Open Access

https://pure.abdn.ac.uk/ws/files/301757155/UKIPO_Consultation_Response_on_Copyright_and_AI_2025.pdf

Major Cases in Climate Law: A Critical Introduction

Muinzer, T.

Hart Publishing. 256 pages

Books and Reports: Books

Additional Links

Book available for purchase on publisher website

View publication in Scopus

BBNJ Agreement:: A New Infrastructure to Foster Benefit Sharing of Marine Genetic Resources

Gottlieb, H. M., Ardron, J. A., Brown, A.

Decoding Marine Genetic Resource Governance under the BBNJ Agreement. Humphries, F. (ed.). Springer Nature, pp. 29–54, 26 pages

Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

Digital Object Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-72100-7_2

Open Access

http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/24989/1/Gottlieb_etal_DMGRG_BBNJ_Agreement_VOR.pdf

Marine Genetic Resources and Digital Sequence Information Under the BBNJ Agreement: Interlinkages with Other Access and Benefit-Sharing Frameworks

Kachelriess, D., Dunshirn, P., Langlet, A., Brown, A., Scholz, A. H.

Decoding Marine Genetic Resource Governance under the BBNJ Agreement. Humphries, F. (ed.). Springer Nature, pp. 241–251, 11 pages

Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

Digital Object Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-72100-7_11

Open Access

http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/24991/1/Dunshirn_etal_DMGRG_Marine_Genetic_Resources_VOR.pdf

The Place of Intellectual Property Under the BBNJ Agreement

Brown, A.

Decoding Marine Genetic Resource Governance under the BBNJ Agreement. Humphries, F. (ed.). Springer Nature, pp. 213–224, 12 pages

Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

Digital Object Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-72100-7_9

Open Access

http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/24988/1/Brown_DMG_The_Place_of_Intellectual_VOR.pdf

Introduction to the Scottish Legislation (Corporate Insolvency)

Macpherson, A.

Sealy & Milman: Annotated Guide to the Insolvency Legislation 2025. Milman, D., Bailey, P. (eds.). 28 edition. Sweet and Maxwell

Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

Response to Scottish Government Consultation on Digital Assets in Scots Private Law

Macpherson, A., Yüksel Ripley, B., Ainslie, J., Emedosi, C., McKenzie Skene, D., West, E.

University of Aberdeen: School of Law (PDF Document).

Other Contributions: Other Contributions

Open Access

http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/25161/2/Digital_Assets_Consultation_Response_-_Final.pdf

http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/25161/1/Digital_Assets_Consultation_Response_-_Final.docx

Selling sunshine: emerging challenges in the certification of hydrogen

Chandler, J., Paterson, J.

Journal of Energy and Natural Resources Law, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 47-65

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1080/02646811.2024.2344363

Open Access

http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/25525/1/Chandler_etal_JENRL_Selling_Sunshine_Emerging_VoR.pdf

Granting an order for absolute discharge: recent developments and comparative perspectives – Part 2

Brown, G.

Scots Law Times, vol. 2025, no. 3, pp. 17-28

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Online

https://uk.westlaw.com/Document/I058F3C30DE3911EF9027EC815EEA41B4/View/FullText.html

Open Access

http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/25346/1/Brown_SLT_Granting_An_Order2_AAM.pdf

Granting an order for absolute discharge: recent developments and comparative perspectives – Part 1

Brown, G.

Scots Law Times, vol. 2025, no. 2, pp. 5-16

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Online

https://uk.westlaw.com/Document/ICEFEE080DA0011EF8F76BEAECECAE57A/View/FullText.html

Open Access

http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/25345/1/Brown_SLT_Granting_An_Order_AAM.pdf

Response to Law Commission Consultation on Burial and Cremation

Macpherson, A., Zivkovic, P., Crilly, C., Fassnidge, J., Puzio, A., Riley, J.

University of Aberdeen: School of Law (Online). 20 pages.

Other Contributions: Other Contributions

Online

https://www.abdn.ac.uk/media/site/law/Burials-and-Cremation---Consultation-Response---Final.docx

Additional Links

Aberdeen University Centre for Scot's Law- Law Reform & Public Policy Engagement

Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Child’s Right to Identity

Trimmings, K.

Family Law in the Light of the Fundamental European Right to Family Life

Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)

Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Child’s Right to Identity

Trimmings, K.

Family Law in the Light of the Fundamental European Right to Family Life

Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)

Consultation Response: Scottish Law Commission Discussion Paper on Civil Remedies for Domestic Abuse

Cairns, I., Callander, I.

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Other Contributions: Other Contributions

Consultation on Automatic Continuation of Leases - Response on behalf of the Centre for Scots Law

West, E., Skilling, M.

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Other Contributions: Other Contributions

Open Access

https://pure.abdn.ac.uk/ws/files/302393616/scotparl_termination_of_leases.docx