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Dr Patricia Zivkovic

Dr Patricia Zivkovic
Dr Patricia Zivkovic
Dr Patricia Zivkovic

PhD, LLM, mag. iur., FHEA

Senior Lecturer

Accepting PhDs

51cg
Email Address
patricia.zivkovic@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number
+44 (0)1224 272556
Office Address

Room C57

School of Law

Taylor Building

Old Aberdeen

AB24 3UB

 

 

 

 

School/Department
School of Law




Biography

Patricia holds the position of Senior Lecturer in Law, specialising in international commercial arbitration and technology and law.

Patricia joined the School of Law at the 51cg in 2019. Prior to this appointment, she held teaching positions at the International University of Sarajevo and gained professional experience in legal practice and industry.

She holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Zagreb, School of Law, and a Master of Laws (LLM) from the Central European University (CEU), where she also completed her doctoral studies. Her doctoral dissertation has been adapted into a monograph titled Costs in International Commercial Arbitration, which is forthcoming in October 2026 (Elgar Publishing).

Her research in technology and law focuses on emerging challenges relating to biometric data, emotion detection, and neurotechnology, with particular attention to their legal, ethical, and societal implications.

Due to her commitment to interdisciplinarity, Patricia co-leads projects under the theme of Death and Law – Interdisciplinary Explorations. Her principal contribution examines a technological posthumanist critique of personhood, with particular emphasis on post-mortem digital avatars.

To support sustained multidisciplinary collaboration, Patricia founded and currently leads the Humanity and AI Research Group.

Within the wider research community, she co-convenes the Private International Law Section of the Society of Legal Scholars Conference and has co-organised numerous national and international research projects and events in partnership with other institutions. Patricia is currently part of the team awarded an Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Chair for a project on Fair Digital Transition.

From Theory to Practice in Private International Law

This book, compiled in memory of the work and life of Professor Jonathan Fitchen, brings together preeminent scholars from across the private international law world to address a wide spectrum of subject matter in the discipline.

 

Memberships and Affiliations

Internal Memberships
  • PGT Programmes Coordinator
  • Humanity and AI Research Group Lead
  • Member of the Centre for Commercial Law
  • Member of the Centre for Scots Law 

Previously:

  • LLM Dispute Resolution Co-ordinator
  • Research Environment and Culture Deputy Lead
  • Academic Line Manager
  • Monitoring Lead
  • Member of the Executive Committee (Law)
  • Member of the Operational Committee (Law)
  • Member of the Centre for Private International Law and Transnational Governance
  • Associate Co-Director of the Centre for Private International Law 
  • Member of the EDI Committee
  • Student group liaison (Legal Tech)
  • Member of the Law School's Library Committee
  • LLM Admission Selector
  • ECR Representative in the Research Committee
  • Member of the Employment, Entrepreneurship & Co-curriculum Committee
External Memberships
  • Co-Convenor of the Conflict of Laws Section of the (2023 - ongoing)
  • Permanent Contributor to the  () (2020 - ongoing)
  • Co-Editor-in-Chief of the (2021 - ongoing)
  • Member of the (co-founder and former co-chair)
  • Member of the Committee of the Northern Chapter of the Scottish Branch of the CIArb (2022 - ongoing)
  • Member of the Scottish Universities Dispute Resolution Network (2019 - ongoing)
  • Member of the Scottish Law and Innovation Network (SCOTLIN) (2020 - ongoing)

Latest Publications

  • 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.)
    51cg: School of Law. 11 pages.
    Other Contributions: Other Contributions
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • Response to Law Commission Consultation on Burial and Cremation

    Macpherson, A., Zivkovic, P., Crilly, C., Fassnidge, J., Puzio, A., Riley, J.
    51cg: School of Law (Word Document). 20 pages.
    Other Contributions: Other Contributions

  • Methodological Variations in Determining Applicable Laws in International Commercial Arbitration -: A Comprehensive Analysis

    Zivkovic, P.
    Commercial Disputes - Resolution and jurisdiction. Soyer, B. (ed.). Informa Law from Routledge, 21 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
    • [ONLINE] DOI:

  • Arbitration in antitrust damages cases in the European Union

    Živković, P., Kalliokoski, T.
    International Arbitration and EU Law, Second Edition. Lavranos, N., Castagna, S. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., pp. 134-150, 17 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [ONLINE]

  • From Theory to Practice in Private International Law: Gedächtnisschrift for Professor Jonathan Fitchen

    Borg Barthet, J. (ed.), Trimmings, K. (ed.), Yuksel Ripley, B. (ed.), Zivkovic, P. (ed.)
    Hart, Oxford, Oxford. 336 pages
    Books and Reports: Books
    • [ONLINE]

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Prizes and Awards

Students' Union and 51cg Excellence Award for Best Undergraduate Supervisor (2023)

Research

Research Overview

Patricia's teaching and research focus on technology & law and international dispute resolution.

Patricia has just finished her monograph on Costs in International Commercial Arbitration (forthcoming in 2026), and her technology-focused scholarship examines regulatory and conceptual challenges relating to biometric data, emotion detection, and neurotechnology.

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.

Law

  • Supervising
  • Accepting PhDs
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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 , published under the licence.

Current Research

Patricia is currently working on the following papers:

'Unlocking Human Minds: The Legal and Ethical Dimensions of Neurotechnology', to be published in Future Frontiers of Law and Technology, Volume 2: Regulation and Governance in an Age of Future Risk, Edinburgh University Press, forthcoming in 2026.

'Biometric Afterlife: When You Are Neither Person nor Thing' to be published in The Legal Distinction Between Persons and Things: Changing Perspectives, Law and Philosophy Series, Springer, forthcoming in 2026.

Beyond Boundaries: How can the law keep pace with AI?

Our next generation of lawyers face an enormous new challenge: how to keep pace with rapidly advancing artificial intelligence.

For example, how can we legislate for 'deathbots', where someone’s online activity can be uploaded to an avatar to imitate their conversational style after they have died?  

Understanding and staying ahead of technology is a big passion for Dr Patricia Živković.

Funding and Grants

Current funded projects:

  • Co-Investigator, Death and Law: Interdisciplinary Explorations, Royal Society of Edinburgh (2026-27)
  • Team Member, Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Chair for a project on "Fair Digital Transition" (2026-29)

Past funded projects:

  • Co-Investigator, Laying the Foundations for a Restatement of Scots Private International Law, funded by the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • Co-Investigator, DIGINLAW Project – Time to Become Digital in Law, funded by the European Commission 
Teaching

Courses

Teaching Responsibilities

Postgraduate

  • LS5083 International Commercial Arbitration (Course Coordinator)
  • LS553N Regulation of Biometric Data and Profiling: Social, Ethical and Legal Implications Honours (Course Coordinator)
  • LS551X Negotiations Skills (online) (Course Coordinator) 

Undergraduate

  • LS452M Regulation of Biometric Data and Profiling: Social, Ethical and Legal Implications Honours (Course Coordinator)
  • LS4011 Law of Sales Honours (Course Co-ordinator)
  • 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)
  • QL5502 International Sale of Goods (Course Co-ordinator 2020/21)
  • QL5005 International Commercial Arbitration (Course Co-ordinator 2021/22)
  • LS5905 Professional Arbitration Skills (Course Co-ordinator 2021/22)
  • LS402Q Privacy and Data Protection Law (2021/22, 2022/23)

 

 

Non-course Teaching Responsibilities

Guest lecturer at the Summer School of International Arbitration at the International University of Sarajevo

Publications

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  • 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.)
    51cg: School of Law. 11 pages.
    Other Contributions: Other Contributions
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • Response to Law Commission Consultation on Burial and Cremation

    Macpherson, A., Zivkovic, P., Crilly, C., Fassnidge, J., Puzio, A., Riley, J.
    51cg: School of Law (Word Document). 20 pages.
    Other Contributions: Other Contributions

  • Methodological Variations in Determining Applicable Laws in International Commercial Arbitration -: A Comprehensive Analysis

    Zivkovic, P.
    Commercial Disputes - Resolution and jurisdiction. Soyer, B. (ed.). Informa Law from Routledge, 21 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
    • [ONLINE] DOI:

  • Arbitration in antitrust damages cases in the European Union

    Živković, P., Kalliokoski, T.
    International Arbitration and EU Law, Second Edition. Lavranos, N., Castagna, S. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., pp. 134-150, 17 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [ONLINE]

  • From Theory to Practice in Private International Law: Gedächtnisschrift for Professor Jonathan Fitchen

    Borg Barthet, J. (ed.), Trimmings, K. (ed.), Yuksel Ripley, B. (ed.), Zivkovic, P. (ed.)
    Hart, Oxford, Oxford. 336 pages
    Books and Reports: Books
    • [ONLINE]

  • International Commercial Arbitration: Law Applicable to Merits and 'Creeping' Judicial Substantive Review

    Zivkovic, P.
    From Theory to Practice in Private International Law: Gedächtnisschrift for Professor Jonathan Fitchen. Hart Publishing
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)
    • [ONLINE]

  • Introduction: From Theory to Practice in Private International Law

    Borg Barthet, J., Trimmings, K., Yuksel Ripley, B., Zivkovic, P.
    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 Publishing
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
    • [ONLINE]
    • [ONLINE]

  • Algorithmic Discrimination: A Blueprint for a Legal Analysis

    Zivkovic, P., Ducato, R.
    International Scientific Conference on International, EU and Comparative Law Issues, pp. 202-226
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles
    • [ONLINE]
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • Montenegro: Information Technology Law

    Mihailovic, A., Zivkovic, P., Radevic, I., Rasovic, N.
    Wolter Kluwer International. 158 pages
    Books and Reports: Books
    • [ONLINE]
    • [ONLINE]

  • Consultation Response to the UK Government’s Policy Proposals on AI Regulation: A Pro-Innovation Approach

    Zivkovic, P., Carey, L., Cserne, P., Lombardi, C., Poesen, M., Sripada, S., Sutherland, C., Taylor, R., Le, X. T., Adebola, T. (ed.)
    51cg: School of Law. 20 pages.
    Other Contributions: Other Contributions

  • Law Commission of England and Wales Second Consultation on the Review of the Arbitration Act 1996

    Jevremovic, N., Zivkovic, P., Alvarez, G., Kazeem, I., Yiadom-Boakye, B., Baser, A., Kalaitsoglou, K., Yüksel Ripley, B., Le, X. T., Borg Barthet, J.
    51cg: School of Law.
    Other Contributions: Other Contributions

  • Mind the Gap: Tech-Based Dispute Resolution for Disputes in Global Supply Blockchains

    Zivkovic, P., McCurdy, D. L., Zou, M., Raymond, A. H.
    Business Horizons, vol. 66, no. 1, pp. 13-26
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • Law Commission of England and Wales Consultation on the Review of the Arbitration Act 1996

    Jevremovic, N., Alvarez, G., Zivkovic, P., Donde, R., Kazeem, I., Jumbo, I. H., Yiadom-Boakye, B., Baser, A., Kalaitsoglou, K., Alshahwan, Q. F., Borg Barthet, J., Yüksel Ripley, B., Auchie, D.
    51cg: School of Law. 70 pages.
    Other Contributions: Other Contributions

  • Response to UK Government Consultation on the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting From Mediation (New York, 2018) (the “Singapore Convention on Mediation”)

    Ross, M., Yuksel Ripley, B., Zivkovic, P., Yiadom-Boakye, B., Kazeem, I. A., Kalaitsoglou, K., Saito, H.
    51cg: School of Law. 9 pages.
    Other Contributions: Other Contributions

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Zivkovic, P.
    Wolters Kluwer, Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands. 122 pages
    Books and Reports: Books
    • [ONLINE]

  • Commentary to the Commission’s proposal for the “AI Act” – Response to selected issues

    Cserne, P., Ducato, R., Zivkovic, P., Brown, A., Couzigou, I., Leontidis, G., Oren, N., Sutherland, C., Sweeney, P., Yuksel Ripley, B.
    Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites
    • [ONLINE]
    • [ONLINE]

  • Journal for Strategic Contracting and Negotiations: Special Issue: Dispute Resolution, Claim and Conflict Management

    Zivkovic, P. (ed.)
    Journal of Strategic Contracting and Negotiation, vol. 5, no. 1-2
    Contributions to Journals: Special Issues
    • [ONLINE]

  • Digitalna transformacija prekograničnih trgovačkih sporova

    Zivkovic, P.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings
    • [ONLINE]

  • Response to European Commission Consultation on Digitalisation of Cross-border Judicial Cooperation

    Yuksel Ripley, B., McKenzie Skene, D., Borg Barthet, J., Heindler, F., Zivkovic, P., Ducato, R., Trimmings, K., Saito, H.
    14 pages.
    Other Contributions: Other Contributions

  • Arbitration in Antitrust Damages Cases in the European Union

    Zivkovic, P., Kalliokoski, T.
    International Arbitration and EU Law. Mata Dona, J. R., Lavranos, N. (eds.). 1 edition. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 160–175, 16 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)
    • [ONLINE]

  • Allocation of Costs

    Zivkovic, P.
    Kluwer Law International (Online).
    Other Contributions: Other Contributions
    • [ONLINE]
    • [ONLINE]

  • Determination, Payment and Immediate Reimbursement of the Advance on Costs in Arbitration

    Zivkovic, P.
    Kluwer Law International.
    Other Contributions: Other Contributions
    • [ONLINE]
    • [ONLINE]

  • Antitrust Arbitration: How German Courts Are Supporting the Pro-Arbitration Trend Launched in the Microsoft Case

    Arshinkov, B., Zivkovic, P.
    Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites
    • [ONLINE]

  • Back to Basics: The Law Applicable to an Arbitration Agreement under Swedish Law

    Zivkovic, P.
    Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites
    • [ONLINE]

  • Book review: Overriding Mandatory Rules in International Commercial Arbitration by Hossein Fazilatfar

    Zivkovic, P.
    Edinburgh Law Review, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 452-453
    Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:

  • Is the Departure from a Procedural Order by an Arbitral Tribunal Considered to Be a Procedural Error?

    Zivkovic, P.
    Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites
    • [ONLINE]

  • 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)

    Zivkovic, P.
    ICSID Review - Foreign Investment Law Journal, vol. 35, no. 1-2, pp. 415–418
    Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Zivkovic, P., Cottrill, Y.
    Investment Arbitration in Central and Eastern Europe. 1st edition. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 14-23
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)
    • [ONLINE]

  • IEL Commercial and Economic Law - Croatia

    Praštalo, B., Zivkovic, P.
    Kluwer Law International, The Netherlands. 163 pages
    Books and Reports: Books

  • The Impact of Cost Decisions on the Efficiency of Arbitral Proceedings

    Zivkovic, P.
    Transnational Dispute Management, vol. 15 (2018), no. 4, 2578
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE]

  • Antitrust Arbitration in Europe (Part II): he Scope and Effect of Arbitration Clauses (Microsoft Case)

    Zivkovic, P.
    Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites
    • [ONLINE]

  • Antitrust Arbitration in Europe (Part I): Improving Private Enforcement by Removing Procedural and Evidential Barriers in Arbitration

    Zivkovic, P.
    Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites
    • [ONLINE]

  • The Recoverability of Outcome-Based Fees Related to Dispute Financing in International Arbitration: Does the Essar v Norscot Case Bring Anything New to the Table?

    Živković, P.
    Slovenska arbitrazna praksa, vol. VI, no. 1, pp. 35-50
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE]

  • Diversity in International Arbitration: Where Do We Stand? – An Overview of a Berwin Leighton Paisner Survey

    Zivkovic, P.
    Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites
    • [ONLINE]

  • Impecunious Parties in Arbitration: An Overview of European National Courts' Practice

    Zivkovic, P.
    Croatian Arbitration Yearbook, vol. 23, pp. 33-52
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Security for Costs in International Arbitration: What’s Missing from the Discussion?

    Zivkovic, P.
    Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites
    • [ONLINE]

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina: Arbitral Awards Reviewed under the Courts’ “Magnifying Glass”

    Zivkovic, P.
    Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites
    • [ONLINE]

  • The Effects of Bankruptcy on Arbitration: An Unresolved Issue of Characterization and Applicable Law

    Zivkovic, P.
    Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites
    • [ONLINE]

  • Severe Breaches of Duty of Confidentiality and Impartiality in the Dispute between Croatia and Slovenia: Is Arbitration Immune to Such Violations?

    Zivkovic, P.
    Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites
    • [ONLINE]

  • Hybrid Arbitration Clauses Tested Again: Can the SCC Administer Proceedings under the ICC Rules?

    Zivkovic, P.
    Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites
    • [ONLINE]

  • Enforcement of an Award Set Aside: the So-Called “Preferred Approach” and its Application under English Law

    Zivkovic, P.
    Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites
    • [ONLINE]

  • The Challenge of the Yukos Award: an Award Written by Someone Else – a Violation of the Tribunal’s Mandate?

    Zivkovic, P., Galagan, D.
    Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites
    • [ONLINE]

  • If They Finance Your Claim, Will They Pay Me if I Win: Implications of Third-Party Funding on Adverse Costs Awards in International Arbitration

    Zivkovic, P., Galagan, D.
    European Scientific Journal, vol. ESJ April 2015, no. Special Edition
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE]

  • Bankruptcy and International Arbitration: Some Comparative Snapshots

    Zivkovic, P.
    Slovenska arbitrazna praksa, vol. IV, no. 3
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Impecunious party in arbitration proceedings and its rights under Article 6(1) of the European Convention on Human Rights

    Zivkovic, P.
    Journal of Constitutionalism &Human Rights, vol. 1-2, no. 7
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Arbitration Clauses in Franchise Agreements: Some Comparative Snapshots

    Zivkovic, P.
    Contributions to Conferences: Other Contributions

  • Floating Security Interest - Comparative Analysis of the US, English, and Croatian Approaches

    Zivkovic, P.
    The Milestones of Law in the Area of Central Europe
    Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts
    • [ONLINE]

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