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Professor John Paterson

Professor John Paterson
Professor John Paterson
Professor John Paterson

LLB(Hons), DipLP (Aberdeen), LLM (Edinburgh), PhD (European University Institute)

Chair in Law

About
Email Address
j.paterson@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number
+44 (0)1224 273888
Office Address

Taylor Building, Room C33

School/Department
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.

Publications

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  • Decentralised Finance, Regulation, and Systems Theory

    Paterson, J.
    Oñati Socio-Legal Series
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Offshore wind licensing in the United Kingdom

    Paterson, J.
    Offshore Wind Licensing. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., pp. 171-189, 19 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Selling sunshine: emerging challenges in the certification of hydrogen

    Paterson, J.
    Journal of Energy and Natural Resources Law
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Third-party Access to Energy Infrastructure

    Paterson, J.
    Encyclopaedia of Midstream and Downstream Oil and Gas. Pereira, E. G., Talus, K., Fowler, R. (eds.). 2 edition. Globe Law and Business, pp. 273-284, 12 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Energy Law and Energy Transformation

    Paterson, J.
    A force of Energy: Essays in Energy Law in Honour of Professor Martha Roggenkamp. Fleming, R., de Graaf, K., Hancher, L., Woerdman, E. (eds.). University of Groningen, pp. 20-27, 8 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Response to European Commission Consultation on an Initiative on Sustainable Corporate Governance

    Paterson, J., Brown, A., Alvarez, G., Yuksel Ripley, B., Adebola, T., Gilmore-Maurer, M., Sukhanov, I.
    28 pages.
    Other Contributions: Other Contributions

  • Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility

    Paterson, J.
    The Cambridge Companion to Business and Human Rights Law. Bantekas, I., Ashley Stein, M. (eds.). Cambridge University Press, pp. 65-85, 21 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Politics, Law and Legitimacy: Reconstructing Brexit from a Systems Theory Perspective

    Paterson, J.
    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 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Petroleum Licences - a legal cultural perspective: The United Kingdom

    Gordon, G., Paterson, J.
    The Character of Petroleum Licences: A Legal Cultural Initiative. Soliman Hunter, T., Sunde, J., Nordveit, E. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 119-138, 19 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Petroleum licences – a legal culture perspective: the United Kingdom

    Gordon, G., Paterson, J.
    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 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Reconceptualising Energy Security from a Legal Perspective in the Context of Climate Change

    Paterson, J.
    Routledge Handbook of Energy Law. Hunter, T., Herrera, I., Crossley, P., Alvarez, G. (eds.). Routledge, 16 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Decommissioning of Offshore Installations upon the UK Continental Shelf

    Gordon, G., Paterson, J.
    European Energy Law Report XIII. Roggenkamp, M., Banet, C. (eds.). Intersentia, pp. 307-327, 22 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Developments in UK Carbon Capture and Storage

    Paterson, J.
    European Energy Law Report XIII. Roggenkamp, M., Banet, C. (eds.). Intersentia, pp. 387-404, 18 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Production Sharing Agreements in Africa: Sovereignty and Relationality

    Paterson, J.
    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 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Decommissioning of Offshore Oil and Gas Installations

    Paterson, J. B.
    UK Oil and Gas Law: Current Practice and Emerging Trends. Gordon, G., Paterson, J., Usenmez, E. (eds.). Third edition. Edinburgh University Press, pp. 391-434
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • The Wood Review and Maximising Economic Recovery Upon the UKCS

    Gordon, G. W., Paterson, J. B., Vass, U.
    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 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • UK Oil and Gas Law: Current Issues and Emerging Trends: Volume I: Research Management and Regulatory Law

    Gordon, G. W., Paterson, J. B., Usenmez, E.
    Vol. 1, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh. 600 pages
    Books and Reports: Books

  • UK Oil and Gas Law: Current Issues and Emerging Trends: Volume II: Commercial and Contract Law Issues

    Gordon, G. W., Paterson, J. B., Usenmez, E.
    Vol. 2, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh. 600 pages
    Books and Reports: Books

  • A systems theory perspective on the principle of precaution employing critical discourse analysis

    Paterson, J.
    Research Methods in Environmental Law: A Handbook. Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos, A. (ed.). Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 364-395, 32 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • UKCS Health, Safety and Environmental Law and Regulation

    Paterson, J.
    Offshore Oil and Gas Operations, Principles and Practice: Environment, Health and Safety Management, International Centre for Oil and the Environment
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Is it really best for the environment to remove all traces of oil and gas production in the North Sea?

    Lusseau, D., Paterson, J., Neilson, R.
    The Conversation
    Contributions to Specialist Publications: Articles

  • Decommissioning Offshore Installations: international, regional and domestic legal regimes in the light of emergent commercial, political, environmental and fiscal concerns

    Paterson, J.
    AMPLA Yearbook 2015. Scott, D. (ed.). AMPLA, pp. 344-362, 19 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Future Trends in Shale Law & Policy in the UK

    Soliman-Hunter, T., Paterson, J., Usenmez, E.
    Handbook on Shale Gas Law & Policy. Hunter, T. (ed.). 1st edition. Intersentia, pp. 383-394
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Shale Gas Law and Regulation in the United Kingdom

    Paterson, J. B.
    Handbook of Shale Gas Law and Policy. Hunter, T. (ed.). 1 edition. Intersentia, pp. 281-304, 24 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Health and safety during decommissioning

    Paterson, J. B.
    Oil and Gas Decommissioning: Law, Policy and Comparative Practice. Hammerson, M. (ed.). 2 edition, pp. 157-175, 20 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Petroleum Licensing on the UKCS 50 Years On: Problems, Solutions and More Problems?

    Paterson, J. B.
    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 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Energy Law in the United Kingdom

    Gordon, G., McHarg, A. M., Paterson, J. B.
    Energy Law in Europe. Roggenkamp, M., Redgwell, C., Ronne, A., del Guayo, I. (eds.). 3rd edition. Oxford University Press, pp. 1053-1136, 84 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Energy Law in the United Kingdon

    Gordon, G., McHarg, A., Paterson, J.
    Energy Law in Europe. Roggenkamp, M., Redgwell, C., Ronne, A., Del Guayo, I. (eds.). OUP Oxford, pp. 1053-1136, 83 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Health, Safety and Environmental Regulation on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf in the Aftermath of the Macondo Disaster

    Paterson, J.
    Louisiana State University Journal of Energy Law and Resources, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 259-272
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • INEOS Shale Gas Stakeholder Engagement Report

    Robson, I., Paterson, J. B.
    Other Contributions: Other Contributions

  • Licensing the Exploration for and Production of Petroleum on the UK Continental Shelf

    Gordon, G. W., Paterson, J. B.
    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 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Prevention of and Response to Shale Gas Well Incidents: An Assessment of the Current UK Regulatory Framework for Shale Gas Activities

    Hunter, T., Paterson, J.
    Oil, Gas & Energy Law Intelligence, vol. 12, no. 3, 3473
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Health, safety and the environment

    Paterson, J.
    The Encyclopaedia of Oil and Gas Law: Volume One: Upstream. Pereira, E. G., Holding, S. (eds.). Globe Law and Business, pp. 219-228, 10 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Robust offshore risk regulation - an assessment of US, UK and Norwegian approaches

    Lindøe, P. H., Baram, M., Paterson, J.
    Innovative Governance Models for Emerging Technologies. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., pp. 235-253, 19 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Laying down the law over fracking

    Paterson, J.
    The Conversation
    Contributions to Specialist Publications: Articles

  • DHI/SCDI Energy and Constitutional Change Conversation: Oil and Gas

    Paterson, J. B., Gordon, G. W.
    Edinburgh: David Hume Institute. 32 pages
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports

  • A Systems Theory Perspective on Polanyi’s Great Transformation

    Paterson, J.
    Studies in Law, Politics and Society, vol. 62, pp. 49-72
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Law’s Role in the Tension between Security and Sovereignty in the Field of Energy Resources

    Paterson, J. B.
    Flammable Societies: Studies on the Socio-Economics of Oil and Gas. McNeish, J. A., Logan, O. (eds.). Pluto Press
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Occupational Health and Safety Law: the Oil and Gas Industry

    Paterson, J. B.
    Environmental and Energy Law. Pereira, R., Makuch, K. (eds.). Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 225-239, 15 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Law's approach to harm in the context of scientific uncertainty: observations from the perspectives of precaution and indeterminate causation

    Paterson, J. B.
    Perspectives on Causation. Goldberg, R. (ed.). Hart Publishing, pp. 383-408
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Decommissioning of Offshore Oil and Gas Installations

    Paterson, J. B.
    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 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Health and Safety at Work Offshore

    Paterson, J. B.
    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 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Health and safety regulation on the uk continental shelf: Evolution and future prospects

    Paterson, J.
    Risk Governance of Offshore Oil and Gas Operations. Cambridge University Press, pp. 132-153, 22 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Mature Province Initiatives

    Paterson, J. B., Gordon, G. W.
    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 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Offshore Petroleum Facility Integrity in Australia and the United Kingdom: A Comparative Study of Two Countries Utilising the Safety Case Regime

    Hunter, T., Paterson, J. B.
    Oil, Gas & Energy Law Intelligence, vol. 9, no. 6, pp. 1-27
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Oil and Gas Law: Current Practice and Emerging Trends

    Gordon, G. W. (ed.), Paterson, J. B. (ed.), Usenmez, E. (ed.)
    Dundee University Press, Dundee. 632 pages
    Books and Reports: Books

  • Oil and Gas Law on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf: Current Practice and Emerging Trends

    Paterson, J., Gordon, G. W., Usenmez, E.
    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 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Mature province initiatives

    Gordon, G., Paterson, J.
    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 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Oil and gas law current practice and emerging trends: 2nd edition

    Gordon, G., Paterson, J., Üşenmez, E.
    Edinburgh University Press. 632 pages
    Books and Reports: Books

  • Corporate governance in India in the context of the Companies Bill 2009: part 2: evaluation

    Paterson, J.
    International Company and Commercial Law Review, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 83-95
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Corporate governance in India in the context of the Companies Bill 2009: part 3: proposals

    Paterson, J.
    International Company and Commercial Law Review, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 131-143
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Decommissioning of Offshore Installations

    Paterson, J. B.
    Oil and Gas Law: Current Practice and Emerging Trends. Gordon, G., Paterson, J. (eds.). 1st edition. Dundee University Press, pp. 149-185
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Health and Safety at Work Offshore

    Paterson, J. B.
    Oil and Gas Law: Current Practice and Emerging Trends. Gordon, G., Paterson, J. (eds.). 1st edition. Dundee University Press, pp. 115-148, 34 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Mature Province Initiatives

    Paterson, J. B.
    Oil and Gas Law: Current Practice and Emerging Trends. Gordon, G., Paterson, J. (eds.). Dundee University Press, pp. 69-93
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Sustainable development, sustainable decisions and the precautionary principle

    Paterson, J. B.
    Natural Hazards, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 515-528
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Gold Plating, Gold Standard or Base Metal?: Making Sense of Narrative Reporting after the Repeal of the Operating and Financial Review Regulations

    Burns, T., Paterson, J. B.
    International Company and Commercial Law Review, vol. 18, no. 8, pp. 247-260
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Introduction and Context

    Paterson, J. B., Gordon, G. W.
    Oil and Gas Law: Current Practice and Emerging Trends. Gordon, G., Paterson, J. (eds.). Dundee University Press, pp. 1-10, 10 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Mature Province Initiatives

    Gordon, G. W., Paterson, J. B.
    Oil and Gas Law: Current Practice and Emerging Trends. Gordon, G., Paterson, J. (eds.). 1 edition. Dundee University Press, pp. 69-94, 27 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Oil and Gas Law: Current Practice and Emerging Trends

    Gordon, G. W., Paterson, J. B.
    Dundee University Press, Great Britain. 460 pages
    Books and Reports: Books

  • Situation concerning public information about and involvement in the decision-making processes in the nuclear sector

    Paterson, J. B., Gadbois, S., Borg Barthet, J., Heriard Dubreuil, C., Vaillant, L., Schneider, T., Dawson, M., Prades, A., Lopez, M., Sala, R.
    Commissioned by European Union DG-TREN. EU Report
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports

  • The Evolution of Occupational Health and Safety Law on the UK Continental Shelf

    Paterson, J. B.
    Northern Scotland, vol. 27, pp. 43-67
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • A note on georisk, sustainable development and law

    Paterson, J. B.
    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. 67-78
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Reflecting on Reflexive Law

    Paterson, J. B.
    Luhmann on Politics and Law: Critical Appraisals and Applications. King, M., Thornhill, C. (eds.). Hart Publishing, pp. 13-35, 22 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Context, Comparison and Social Capital: the role of oil and gas law in the fulfilment of Kazakhstan's promise

    Paterson, J. B.
    Oil and Gas Law in Kazakhstan: National and International Perspectives. Paterson, J., Suleimenov, M., Bantekas, I. (eds.). Kluwer Law International, pp. 25-50, 25 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • The Company Law Review in the UK and the Question of Scope: Theoretical Concerns, Practical Constraints and Possible New Directions

    Paterson, J. B.
    Corporate Governance: An Institutional Approach. Lenoble, J., Cobbaut, R. (eds.). Kluwer Law International, pp. 141-184, 43 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Trans-science, Trans-law and Proceduralization

    Paterson, J. B.
    Social and Legal Studies, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 525-545
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Science for risk reduction and sustainable development: the role of law

    Paterson, J. B.
    Risk Science and Sustainability. Beer, T., Ismail-Zadeh, A. (eds.). Kluwer Academic Publishers
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Truth or dare: expertise and risk governance

    Paterson, J. B.
    Better Integration of Radiation Protection in Modern Society: Workshop Proceedings, Villigen, Switzerland, 23-25 January, 2001. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, pp. 43-52
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Developing new modes of governance

    Paterson, J. B., Lebessis, N.
    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 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Governance in the European Union

    De Schutter, O. (ed.), Lebessis, N. (ed.), Paterson, J. B. (ed.)
    Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxemburg. 318 pages
    Books and Reports: Books

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