Dr Patricia Zivkovic
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Dr Patricia Zivkovic
SJD(PhD) (Central European University, Budapest), LLM (Central European University, Budapest), mag. iur. (Law School, University of Zagreb)
Lecturer
- About
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Room C57
School of Law
Taylor Building
Old Aberdeen
AB24 3UB
Biography
Patricia Živković has joined the School of Law in 2019. Patricia is an academic specialising in international arbitration. Her expertise focuses on international dispute resolution, with an emphasis on international commercial arbitration. Patricia has worked in practice as an arbitration lawyer in Croatia and she actively fosters the usage of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms by co-chairing the Young Croatian Arbitration Practitioners, an association for younger members of the arbitration community in Croatia, which she also co-founded. Patricia also has a long experience of coaching students for the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court. Patricia also held the position of an associate editor of the Kluwer Arbitration Blog, and she obtained in-house experience in the IT industry as Head of Legal Department.
Before joining the University of Aberdeen, Patricia held the position of an assistant professor at the International University of Sarajevo, where she coordinated and taught civil law courses. Patricia finished her undergraduate studies in 2011 at the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb. She holds an LL.M. degree in International Business Law ('12) and an S.J.D. (PhD) degree ('16) from the Central European University (Budapest/New York). She defended her doctoral thesis on the topic “The Determination, Payment, and Allocation of Costs in International Commercial Arbitration” with the highest grade (summa cum laude).
She is Associate Director of the Centre for Private International Law and a member of the Centre for Commercial Law.
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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During my research leave in the second half session of the academic year 2022/23 I am not active in my administrative roles, except as the ECR Representative in the Research Committee.
- Associate Director of the Center for Private International Law
- LLM Dispute Resolution Co-ordinator (online)
- Academic Line Manager
- Member of the Executive Committee (Law)
- Member of the Operational Committee (Law)
- LLM Admission Selector
- ECR Representative in the Research Committee
- Member of the Employment, Entrepreneurship & Co-curriculum Committee
- Student group liaison (Legal Tech)
- Member of the Center for Commercial Law
Previously:
- Member, Law School's Library Committee
- External Memberships
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- Permanent Contributor to the Kluwer Arbitration Blog (blog posts archive)
- Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Strategic Contracting and Negotiation
- Co-Chair of the Young Croatian Arbitration Practitioners
- 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. 464 pagesBooks and Reports: BooksBosnia and Herzegovina
Wolters Kluwer, Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands. 122 pagesBooks and Reports: BooksMind the Gap: Tech-Based Dispute Resolution for Disputes in Global Supply Blockchains
Business HorizonsContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bushor.2021.10.008
Commentary to the Commission’s proposal for the “AI Act” – Response to selected issues
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites- [ONLINE] https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12527-Artificial-intelligence-ethical-and-legal-requirements/F2665397_en
- [ONLINE] https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12527-Artificial-intelligence-ethical-and-legal-requirements_en
Arbitration 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)
- 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
- 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;
- Legal and ethical considerations of biometrics and AI.
Cyber Law in Bosnia & Herzegovina
In 2021, Patricia has released her debut publication in the field of IT law. Patricia channelled her experience as a lawyer in the industry into her monograph on Cyber Law in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The work was published by Wolters Kluwer. The book covers topics such as the regulation of the ICT market in Bosnia and Herzegovina, protection of IP rights in the ICT sector, ICT contracts, electronic transactions, privacy protection, and computer-related crime.
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)
- LS551X Negotiations Skills (online) (Course Co-ordinator)
- LS5905 Professional Arbitration Skills (Course Co-ordinator)
Undergraduate
- LS452M Regulation of Biometric Data and Profiling: Social, Ethical and Legal Implications Honours (Course Co-ordinator) - dormant in 2022/2023
- LS4011 Law of Sales Honours (Course Co-ordinator)
- LS402Q Privacy and Data Protection Law
- 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)
- Publications
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From Theory to Practice in Private International Law: Gedächtnisschrift for Professor Jonathan Fitchen
Hart, Oxford. 464 pagesBooks and Reports: BooksBosnia and Herzegovina
Wolters Kluwer, Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands. 122 pagesBooks and Reports: BooksMind the Gap: Tech-Based Dispute Resolution for Disputes in Global Supply Blockchains
Business HorizonsContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bushor.2021.10.008
Commentary to the Commission’s proposal for the “AI Act” – Response to selected issues
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites- [ONLINE] https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12527-Artificial-intelligence-ethical-and-legal-requirements/F2665397_en
- [ONLINE] https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12527-Artificial-intelligence-ethical-and-legal-requirements_en
Arbitration 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 ContributionsBook 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
Metka Potočnik, Arbitrating Brands:: International Investment Treaties and Trade Marks ( Elgar International Investment Law 2019), ISBN: 978 1 78897 180 5 (print copy available from Elgar Publishing, £90.00; ebook version available from various ebook vendors, £22)
ICSID Review - Foreign Investment Law Journal, vol. 35, no. 1-2, pp. 415–418Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/icsidreview/siaa014
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Investment Arbitration in Central and Eastern Europe. 1st edition. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 14-23Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)