LLB, LLM, PhD, SFHEA
Personal Chair
- 51cg
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- Email Address
- b.yuksel@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 273602
- Office Address
School of Law
Taylor Building, Room D40
Aberdeen
AB24 3UB
- School/Department
- School of Law
Biography
Professor Yüksel Ripley holds a Personal Chair in Law, specialising in private international law, commercial aspects of international trade and finance law, and legal issues concerning crypto/digital assets. She is a Senior Fellow of Advance HE.
Burcu obtained her LLB and PhD in Private International Law (Turkey), and her LLM in International and Comparative Business Law (England). Before joining the 51cg, she worked at Ankara University Law Faculty. She also practised law and worked at the Export Credit Bank of Turkey (Turk Eximbank).
Burcu has published on private international law, international trade law, international payments, international commercial dispute resolution, crypto/digital assets, and Turkish law. She is the author of (The Law Applicable to International Electronic Funds Transfer) and co-editor of , , and . She has been involved in several internationally collaborative research projects and appointed by courts in the UK and Turkey to give expert opinion evidence.
Burcu is an representative in the Experts' Group and was a pro-bono subject matter expert consultant at the project's exploratory phase. She is a member of the and of the Advisory Panel of the project. Formerly, she was a Scottish Parliament Academic Fellow focusing on digital assets, a NERC Fellow of the , and a Special Rapporteur for the UK for the .
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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School REF Lead (2024-present)
Director, Centre for Commercial Law (2020-2023); Co-Director (2019-2020) and Associate Director (2018-2019)
Theme Coordinator, Commercial Law Themed LLMs with a focus on international commercial law, international trade law and sustainability (2020-2025)
Programme Coordinator, LLM International Trade Law (online and blended) (2017-2025)
Senior Personal Tutor in the Law School (2020-2022)
Chair, School Student Support Committee (2021-2022)
Member, University Student Support Committee (2020-2022)
Member, University Senior Pastoral Support & Guidance Forum (2020-2022)
Member, School Research Committee (2020-2023, 2024-present)
Member, School Research Environment and Culture Working Group (2024-2025)
Member, School Education Committee (2020-2022)
Member, School Postgraduate Research Committee (2020-2023)
Member, School Postgraduate Taught Policy Committee (2017-2025)
Member, School CB Davidson Bequest Fund and Bursaries and Endowments Committee (2016-2020)
Member, Centre for Private International Law (2012-2022, 2024-present)
- External Memberships
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representative, Experts' Group of the (formerly, pro-bono subject matter expert consultant at the project's exploratory phase)
Member, Advisory Panel of
Member,
NERC Constructing a Digital Environment (CDE) Fellow, as part of the (2020-2023)
Special Rapporteur for the UK,
Observer, Committee on the of the Uniform Law Commission and the American Law Institute (2021-2022)
Member, Private International Law Reference Group of Law Society of Scotland
Member, IACPIL (Interdisciplinary Association of Comparative and Private International Law, Austria)
Member, EAPIL (European Association of Private International Law, Luxembourg)
External Examiner, previously with the University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh Napier University
- Research
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Research Overview
Burcu's research interests are in the following areas:
- private international law (international jurisdiction, applicable law, and recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in civil, commercial and family law matters),
- international trade and finance law
- international payments
- international commercial law and dispute resolution,
- law and technology (in particular crypto and digital assets, distributed ledger technology and blockchain),
- Turkish law.
Current Research
Burcu is currently researching on private international law aspects of digital assets and electronic trade documents.
Funding and Grants
- 2025-2025: Digital Assets in Scots Law, Scottish Parliament Academic Fellow
- 2023- 2024: Digital Assets in Scots Private Law: Innovating for the Future, funded by the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE), Research Workshops Grant (Position held: Principal Investigator)
- 2021- 2023: Time to Become Digital in Law (), funded by the European Commission, Erasmus+ Programme (Position held: Co-Investigator).
- 2020- 2023: NERC Constructing a Digital Environment (CDE) Fellow of the , funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), .
- 2014- 2016: Cross-Border Litigation in Europe: Private International Law Legislative Framework, National Courts and the Court of Justice of the European Union (), JUST/2013/JCIV/AG/4635, funded by the European Commission, Civil Justice Programme (Position held: Researcher).
- 2012- 2013: Cross-Border Litigation in Europe (series of workshops), EU Private International Law Research Network, funded by the European Commission, Jean Monnet Scheme (Position held: National Coordinator for Turkey).
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
Undergraduate:
- LS2532 Private International Law
- LS401Q/LX401Q Private International Law of Commercial Law Honours
- LS451U/LS451U International Trade Law Honours (Course Coordinator)
Postgraduate:
- LS508A International Trade and Finance Law
- LS502K Comparative Contract Law for International Transactions
- LS5909 Professional Skills: International Trade Negotiation (Course Coordinator)
- LS503D/LS553D Financing of International Sales (online) (Course Coordinator)
- LS503B/LS553B International Sale of Goods (online)
- LS5811 Law, Business, Security: Petroleum Data Management
Previously:
- LS1520 Contract
- LS2032 Public International Law
- LS2536 Introduction to Comparative Law
- LS502Q Private International Law- Jurisdiction, Recognition & Enforcement
- LS5098 World Trade Organisation: GATT
- LS553A Core Principles of WTO Law (online) (Course Coordinator)
- Publications
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Response to Consultation on the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce (UKJT)’s Draft Report on Control of Digital Assets
51cg: School of Law.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsSecond Additional Written Evidence to Scottish Parliament on the Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill (Insolvency Issues)
Scottish Parliament. 2 pages.Other Contributions: Other Contributions- [ONLINE]
Additional Written Evidence to Scottish Parliament on the Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill
51cg: School of Law. 4 pages.Other Contributions: Other Contributions- [ONLINE]
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Response to Scottish Parliament Call for Views on the Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill
51cg: School of Law. 11 pages.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsEmerging Legal Issues Arising from Retail Central Bank Digital Currencies
Journal of Law and CommerceContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill: Scope and Definitional Issues
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites“Supranational Approach” to the Conflict of Laws in England and Wales: A Workable Solution for Digital Assets?
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Tokenisation and the Transfer of Linked Assets in Scots Law
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesAn Introduction to the Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites- [ONLINE]
Digital assets in Scots law
Commissioned by The Scottish Parliament. Scottish Parliament. 55 pagesBooks and Reports: Commissioned Reports- [ONLINE]
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Response to Law Commission Consultation on Digital Assets and (Electronic) Trade Documents in Private International Law including Section 72 of the Bills of Exchange Act 1882
51cg: School of Law. 17 pages.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsCross-Border Dimension of the UK's Electronic Trade Documents Act (ETDA) 2023 and the Question of the Law Applicable to Electronic Trade Documents
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesDigital Assets in Scots Private Law: Innovating for the Future
Edinburgh Law Review, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 175-210Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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United Kingdom (UK) (England and Wales)
Cryptocurrencies in National Laws: A Global Survey. Lehmann, M., Morishita, T. (eds.). Brill, pp. 758-796, 35 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI:
Response to Scottish Government Consultation on Digital Assets in Scots Private Law
51cg: School of Law (PDF Document).Other Contributions: Other Contributions- [OPEN ACCESS]
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Response to House of Lords Special Public Bill Committee Call for Evidence on Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill
51cg: School of Law (PDF doc). 4 pages.Other Contributions: Other Contributions- [OPEN ACCESS]
Digital Assets in Scots Private Law: With a focus on Private International Law Matters and Developing International Frameworks
EAPIL blog.Other Contributions: Other Contributions- [ONLINE]
The Law Applicable to (Digital) Transfer of Digital Assets: The Transfer of Cryptocurrencies via Blockchains
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Crypto Assets, Blockchain, and the Law
51cg - The School of Law Podcast.Other Contributions: Other Contributions- [ONLINE]
Intra-UK and International Dimensions of Digital Assets for Scotland: With a focus on Private International Law Matters and Developing International Frameworks: Report on Workshop 3
51cg: School of Law. 14 pagesBooks and Reports: Commissioned ReportsMapping the Legal Landscape for Cryptoassets in Scotland
51cg: School of Law (Online).Other Contributions: Other ContributionsMapping the Legal Landscape for Cryptoassets in Scotland: Report on Workshop 2
51cg: School of LawBooks and Reports: Commissioned ReportsImplications of electronic trade documents law reform for Scotland
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites- [ONLINE]
Implications of Electronic Trade Documents Law Reform for Scotland: Report on Workshop 1
51cg: School of Law. 6 pagesBooks and Reports: Commissioned ReportsDigital Assets as Personal Property - Law Commission of England and Wales Short Consultation on Draft Clauses: Response by the Centre for Commercial Law and the Centre for Scots Law at the 51cg
51cg: School of Law.Other Contributions: Other Contributions- [OPEN ACCESS]
Unlocking the potential of sensors for our environment: A call to action from a NERC writing retreat
Coventry University. 36 pagesBooks and Reports: Commissioned Reports- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Cryptocurrency Transfers in Distributed Ledger Technology-Based Systems and Their Characterisation in Conflict of Laws
From Theory to Practice in Private International Law: Gedächtnisschrift for Professor Jonathan Fitchen. Borg-Barthet, J., Trimmings, K., Yüksel Ripley, B., Živković, P. (eds.). 1st edition. Hart PublishingChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE]
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From Theory to Practice in Private International Law: Gedächtnisschrift for Professor Jonathan Fitchen
Hart, Oxford, Oxford. 336 pagesBooks and Reports: Books- [ONLINE]
Introduction: From Theory to Practice in Private International Law
From Theory to Practice in Private International Law: Gedächtnisschrift for Professor Jonathan Fitchen: Gedächtnisschrift for Professor Jonathan Fitchen. Borg-Barthet, J., Trimmings, K., Yüksel Ripley, B., Živkovic, P. (eds.). Hart PublishingChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE]
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The Law Applicable to Crypto Assets: What Policy Choices Are Ahead of Us?
Blockchain and Private International Law. Bonomi, A., Lehmann, M., Lalani, S. (eds.). Brill, pp. 259-284, 26 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)- [ONLINE]
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When is a cryptocurrency transfer international in distributed ledger technology-based systems?
EU and Comparative Law Issues and Challenges (ECLIC), vol. 7, no. Special Issue - Law in the Age of Modern Technologies, pp. 181-201Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE]
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United Kingdom (UK) Report on Cryptocurrencies: With a Focus on the Law of England and Wales and the Law of Scotland
Working Papers: Preprint Papers- [ONLINE] DOI:
Response to Bank of England and HM Treasury Consultation on the Digital Pound: A New Form of Money for Households and Businesses?
51cg: School of Law (pdf). 4 pages.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsLaw Commission of England and Wales Second Consultation on the Review of the Arbitration Act 1996
51cg: School of Law.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsResponse to UK Government Consultation and Call for Evidence on the Future Financial Services Regulatory Regime for Cryptoassets
51cg: School of Law (Document). 7 pages.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsResponse to UNIDROIT Digital Assets and Private Law Consultation
51cg: School of Law (Document). 12 pages.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsResponse to UK Parliament Special Public Bill Committee's Inquiry on Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL]
UK Parliament. 5 pages.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsLaw Commission of England and Wales Consultation on the Review of the Arbitration Act 1996
51cg: School of Law. 70 pages.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsResponse to Law Commission of England and Wales Consultation on Digital Assets
51cg: School of Law (document).Other Contributions: Other ContributionsResponse to UK Parliament Call for Evidence on the Crypto-Asset Industry
51cg: School of Law.Other Contributions: Other Contributions- [ONLINE]
Digital Assets Law Reform in England and Wales and Prospects for Scotland
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesResponse to UK Government Consultation on Managing the Failure of Systemic Digital Settlement Asset (Including Stablecoin) Firms
51cg: School of Law. 2 pages.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsResponse to Scottish Government Consultation on Digital Assets in Scots Private Law
51cg: School of Law (document).Other Contributions: Other ContributionsResponse to UK Government Consultation on the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting From Mediation (New York, 2018) (the “Singapore Convention on Mediation”)
51cg: School of Law. 9 pages.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsCOVID-19 Related Export Bans and Restrictions Under WTO Law and the Determination of Their Legal Effects on International Sale of Goods Contracts Between Parties Located in WTO Member States: Interplay Between Public and Private International Law
Blurry Boundaries of Public and Private International Law: Towards Convergence or Divergent Still?. Sooksripaisarnkit, P., Prasad, D. (eds.). Springer, pp. 157-177, 21 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI:
Law Commission of England and Wales’s New Project on Conflict of Laws and Emerging Technology
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites- [ONLINE]
Response to UK Government Consultation on Access to Cash
51cg: School of Law. 3 pages.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsCommentary to the Commission’s proposal for the “AI Act” – Response to selected issues
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The Rome I Regulation, the CISG and the EU-AstraZeneca Dispute
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites- [ONLINE]
Response to Law Commission of England and Wales Call for Evidence on Digital Assets
51cg: School of Law. 7 pages.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsResponse to Law Commission of England and Wales Consultation on Digital Assets: Electronic Trade Documents
51cg: School of Law. 15 pages.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsResponse to European Commission Consultation on Digitalisation of Cross-border Judicial Cooperation
14 pages.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsResponse to HMRC Consultation on Clamping Down on Promoters of Tax Avoidance
51cg: School of Law. 9 pages.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsResponse to UK Government Consultation and Call for Evidence on UK Regulatory Approach to Cryptoassets and Stablecoins
51cg: School of Law. 7 pages.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsResponse to European Commission Consultation on an Initiative on Sustainable Corporate Governance
28 pages.Other Contributions: Other Contributions- [ONLINE]
Response to UK Government Consultation on Insolvency Changes for Payment and Electronic Money Institutions
51cg: School of Law. 3 pages.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsResponse to UK Government Call for Evidence on Access to Cash
51cg: School of Law.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsCOVID-19 and Illegal Wildlife Trade: Where does the Law Fail and How Digital Technologies can help?
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites- [ONLINE]
David Fox & Sarah Green (eds), Cryptocurrencies in Public and Private Law
Edinburgh Law Review, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 309-311Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Transition to Paperless Trade to Mitigate COVID-19 Impact on International Trade
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesUse of Blockchain Technology in Cross-Border Legal Cooperation under the Conventions of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH)
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesNon-Uniform Application of European Union Private International Law
Diversity and Integration in Private International Law . Ruiz Abou-Nigm, V., Blanca Noodt Taquela, M. (eds.). Edinburgh University Press, pp. 83-94, 12 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI:
A Comparative Analysis on the Current Legislative Trends in Regulation of Private Law Aspects of Digital Assets
Working Papers: Working PapersIs the UK heading towards regulation of cryptoassets? Findings from the UK Cryptoassets Taskforce Final Report
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesUluslararası Elektronik Fon Transferine Uygulanacak Hukuk
XII Levha, Istanbul. 345 pagesBooks and Reports: Books- [ONLINE]
An Analysis of the Effectiveness of the EU Institutions in Making and Interpreting EU Private International Law Regulations
Cross-Border Litigation in Europe. Beaumont, P., Danov, M., Trimmings, K., Yüksel, B. (eds.). Hart Publishing, pp. 35-53, 19 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)- [ONLINE] DOI:
Choice of law aspects of non-consensual adoption of Eastern European children in England and Wales
International Family Law, no. 3, pp. 202-209Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCross-border Civil and Commercial Disputes Before the Court of Justice of the European Union
Cross-Border Litigation in Europe. Beaumont, P., Danov, M., Trimmings, K., Yüksel, B. (eds.). Hart Publishing, pp. 499-584, 85 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Cross-border Litigation in Europe: Some Theoretical Issues and Some Practical Challenges
Cross-Border Litigation in Europe. Beaumont, P., Danov, M., Trimmings, K., Yüksel, B. (eds.). Hart Publishing, pp. 819-832, 14 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Cross-Border Litigation in Europe
Hart Publishing. 864 pagesBooks and Reports: Books- [ONLINE] DOI:
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National Report: Great Britain
Cross-Border Litigation in Europe. Beaumont, P., Danov, M., Trimmings, K., Yuksel, B. (eds.). Hart Publishing, pp. 79-124, 45 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)- [ONLINE] DOI:
The Turkish Constitutional Court on international parental child abduction: judgment of Marcus Frank Cerny
International Family Law, no. 3, pp. 223-232Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe Turkish Constitutional Court on international parental child abduction: judgment of Marcus Frank Cerny
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Choice of Law in Civil and Commercial Matters under Turkish Private International Law in Comparison with Their Equivalents under the Rome I and Rome II Regulations
Turkish and EU Private International Law: A Comparison. Beaumont, P., Yuksel, B. (eds.). XII Levha, pp. 153-223, 71 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE]
Turkish and EU Private International Law: A Comparison
XII Levha, Istanbul. 266 pagesBooks and Reports: Books- [ONLINE]
Uluslararası Elektronik Fon Transferine Uygulanacak Hukuk
University of Ankara. 333 pages.Other Contributions: Other Contributions- [ONLINE]
Facilitating International Trade between Turkey and China by International Payments via Electronic Funds Transfer: Problems and Possible Solutions under the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Credit Transfers
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE]
The Relevance of the Rome I Regulation to International Commercial Arbitration in the European Union
Journal of Private International Law, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 149-178Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
The validity of choice of court agreements under the Brussels I regulation and the Hague choice of court agreements convention
Convergence and Divergence in Private International Law: Liber Amicorum Kurt Siehr. Boele-Woelki, K., Einhorn, T., Girsberger, D., Symeonides, S. (eds.). Eleven International Publishing, pp. 563-577, 15 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersLa reforma del reglamento de Bruselas I sobre acuerdos de sumisión y la preparación para la ratificación por la UE del Convenio de la Haya sobre acuerdos de elección de foro
Anuario Español de Derecho Internacional Privado, vol. 2010, pp. 129-159Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAsliye 1. Ticaret Mahkemesi, Izmir, 19 November 2004 and Yargitay, 11th Civil Chamber, 19 January 2006: Sarilar Uluslararasi Nak. Ith. Ihr. Ltd. Sti. v. Batinak Shipping Trading Co. Ltd.
Yearbook Commercial Arbitration. [No. 3.] Kluwer Law International pp. 822, 5 pages.Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Other Contributions- [ONLINE]
Yargitay, 13th Civil Chamber, 7 July 1998: Glencore International A.S. v. Metropolitan Municipality of Bursa
Yearbook Commercial Arbitration. [No. 2.] Kluwer Law International pp. 817, 5 pages.Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Other Contributions- [ONLINE]