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Establishing an Offshore Electricity Grid:A Legal Analysis of Grid Developments in the North Sea and in US Waters (2012)
Book Chapter
Woolley, O., Schaumberg, P. J., & Michel, G. S. (2012). Establishing an Offshore Electricity Grid:A Legal Analysis of Grid Developments in the North Sea and in US Waters. In M. M. Roggenkamp, L. Barrera-Hernandez, D. N. Zillman, & I. D. Guayo (Eds.), Energy Networks and the Law: Innovative Solutions in Changing Markets (180-204). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780199645039.001.0001

Emergency Research: Law & Policy in the UK (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Pattinson, S. D. (2012, December). Emergency Research: Law & Policy in the UK. Paper presented at Emergency research: when consent might kill you, London

Killer Whales: A Question of Humanitee (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Douglas, B. (2012, December). Killer Whales: A Question of Humanitee. Paper presented at Postgraduate Conference on Biosciences, Durham, England

Acquiring and Allocating Human Gametes (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Pattinson, S. D. (2012, December). Acquiring and Allocating Human Gametes. Paper presented at Invited paper, Maastricht University, the Netherlands

Bringing Stem Cell Research to Clinical Application (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Pattinson, S. D. (2012, December). Bringing Stem Cell Research to Clinical Application. Paper presented at Regulating Research in the Life Sciences in a Globalised World: Case Studies, Durham University

The English Legal System (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Douglas, B. (2012, December). The English Legal System. Paper presented at Workshop on the English Legal System, Case Management and Human Rights for the Thai Judiciary, Durham, England

Competence and authority: adolescent treatment refusals for physical and mental health conditions (2012)
Journal Article
Cave, E. (2013). Competence and authority: adolescent treatment refusals for physical and mental health conditions. Contemporary Social Science, 8(2), 92-103. https://doi.org/10.1080/21582041.2012.751502

This article explores the relationship between competence and authority in relation to medical treatment refusals. Comparing provisions directed at adults and young people, the author explores the options before the court if a test case (called for b... Read More about Competence and authority: adolescent treatment refusals for physical and mental health conditions.

Emergency Research and the Interests of Participants (2012)
Journal Article
Pattinson, S. D. (2012). Emergency Research and the Interests of Participants. Medical Law International, 12(2), 121-141. https://doi.org/10.1177/0968533212465615

The UK Clinical Trials Regulations were amended in 2006 and 2008 to facilitate research on medicinal products administered in emergency situations. The Regulations, which implement the EU Clinical Trials Directive, had previously required prior conse... Read More about Emergency Research and the Interests of Participants.

Emerging Technologies, Extreme Uncertainty, and the Principle of Rational Precautionary Reasoning (2012)
Journal Article
Beyleveld, D., & Brownsword, R. (2012). Emerging Technologies, Extreme Uncertainty, and the Principle of Rational Precautionary Reasoning. Law, Innovation and Technology, 4(1), 35-65. https://doi.org/10.5235/175799612800650644

This paper argues that, in a context of 'extreme uncertainty' (where it is believed that it is possible that an emerging technology might cause harm to humans, damage to the environment, or some form of moral violation; but where the likelihood of su... Read More about Emerging Technologies, Extreme Uncertainty, and the Principle of Rational Precautionary Reasoning.

Minors' Capacity to Refuse Treatment: A Reply to Gilmore and Herring (2012)
Journal Article
Cave, E., & Wallbank, J. (2012). Minors' Capacity to Refuse Treatment: A Reply to Gilmore and Herring. Medical Law Review, 20(3), 423-449. https://doi.org/10.1093/medlaw/fws003

Re R and Re W allow a parent to consent to treatment a competent minor refuses, but the cases have not been tested post-Human Rights Act 1998. Gilmore and Herring offer a means by which they might be distinguished or sidelined. They interpret Gillick... Read More about Minors' Capacity to Refuse Treatment: A Reply to Gilmore and Herring.

The Value of Bodily Material: Acquiring and Allocating Human Gametes (2012)
Journal Article
Pattinson, S. D. (2012). The Value of Bodily Material: Acquiring and Allocating Human Gametes. Medical Law Review, 20(4), 576-603. https://doi.org/10.1093/medlaw/fws005

The UK is facing increasing demand for sperm and eggs for use in medical treatment and research. The disparity between supply and demand has led a number of UK bodies to recommend the adoption of a national donation system, at least with regard to ga... Read More about The Value of Bodily Material: Acquiring and Allocating Human Gametes.

Hope and Belief (2012)
Book Chapter
Beyleveld, D. (2012). Hope and Belief. In R. Jenkins, & E. Sullivan (Eds.), Philosophy of Mind (1-36). Nova Science Publishers