Angus Johnston
Biography
Angus Johnston is (as of August 2014) Professor of Law and a Fellow in Law at University College, where he arrived in September 2010 as Senior Law Fellow and CUF Lecturer.
He read for the B.A. (Law with Law Studies in Europe) and the B.C.L. at Brasenose College and was elected to the Vinerian Scholarship in 1999. He read for the LL.M. in European Union Law and was also Lecturer at the Institute for Anglo-American Law at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands in 1997-8.
He was a Fellow and Director of Studies in Law at Trinity Hall, Cambridge (from 1999) and University Lecturer (from 2004) and then Senior Lecturer at Cambridge University (from 2008) until his appointment to Oxford. He has been a visitor to Harvard Law School and the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg; he was also an affiliated lecturer at Cambridge University and at the Jacobs University, Bremen until 2012-13, and is a regular contributor to the Florence School of Regulation (at the EUI) Summer School on EU Energy Law.
Publications
JOHNSTON A and Bjørnebye H, ‘EU Energy Law and Fundamental Rights’ [2022] SIMPLY - Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law Yearbook
Fischerauer S and Johnston A, ‘State regulation of retail energy prices: an anachronism in the liberalized EU energy market’ (2016) 9(6) Journal of World Energy Law and Business 458
Heffron R, Roberts P, Cameron P, and others, ‘A review of energy law education in the UK’ (2016) 9(5) Journal of World Energy Law and Business 346
Johnston A and Van Der Marel E, ‘How binding are the EU’s ’binding’ renewables targets?’ (2016) 18 Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies 176
Johnston A, ‘Maintaining the balance of power: Liberalisation, reciprocity and electricity in the European Community’ (2015) 17(2) Journal of Energy and Natural Resources Law 121
JOHNSTON A, ‘Recent Renewables Litigation in the UK: Some Interesting Cases’ [2015] Oil, Gas & Energy Law Intelligence
Johnston A, Heffron R and McCauley D, ‘Rethinking the scope and necessity of energy subsidies in the United Kingdom’ (2014) 3 Energy Research and Social Science 1
Johnston A and van Der Marel E, ‘Ad Lucem? interpreting the new EU energy provision, and in particular the meaning of article 194(2) TFEU’ (2013) 22(5) European Energy and Environmental Law Review 181
Johnston A, ‘Spillovers from EU law into national law: (un)intended consequences for private law relationships’ 357
Johnston A and Unberath H, ‘Joined cases C-65/09 & C-87/09, Gebr. Weber GMBH v. Jürgen Wittmer and Ingrid Putz v. Medianess Electronics GMBH, Judgment of the Court of Justice (First Chamber) of 16 June 2011 - Case Note’ (2012) 49(2) Common Market Law Review 793
Johnston A, ‘Free allocation of allowances under the EU emissions trading scheme: legal issues’ (2011) 6(1) Climate Policy 115
Johnston A and Talus K, ‘Comment on Pielow, Brunekreeft & Ehlers on Ownership Unbundling’ (2009) 2 Journal of World Energy Law and Business 149
Johnston A, Kavali A and Neuhoff K, ‘Take-or-pay contracts for renewables deployment’ (2008) 36(7) Energy Policy 2481
Neuhoff K, Johnston A, Fouquet D, and others, ‘The proposed new EU renewables directive: interpretation, problems and prospects’ (2008) 17(3) European Energy and Environmental Law Review 126
Johnston A, ‘Focus article – The European Union, the United Kingdom and Terrorist Asset Freezing: Getting into Hot Water?’ [2008] European Current Law Monthly Digest
Unberath H and Johnston A, ‘The double-headed approach of the ECJ concerning consumer protection’ (2007) 44 Common Market Law Review 1237
Johnston A, ‘European Community Law and National Private Law: ’Never the Twain Shall Meet’?’ (2007) 3 Cambridge Student Law Review 56
Dashwood A and Johnston A, ‘The institutions of the enlarged EU under the regime of the constitutional treaty’ (2004) 41(6) Common Market Law Review 1481
Johnston A, Dashwood A, Hillion C, and others, ‘Draft Constitutional Treaty of the European Union and related documents’ (2003) 28 European Law Review 3
Johnston A, ‘Judicial reform and the treaty of Nice’ (2001) 38(3) Common Market Law Review 499
Johnston A, ‘Will the sparks fly? The role of the European Union in the liberalization of the electricity industry’ (2000) 3 Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies 239
Johnston A, ‘Democracy in the European System: Towards a Critical Approach’ (1998) 9 European Law Students Association Selected Papers in European Law 77
Johnston A and Block G, EU Energy Law (2012)
Deakin S, Johnston A and Markesinis B, Markesinis & Deakin’s Tort Law - 7th Edition (2012)
Deakin S, Johnston A and Markesinis B, Markesinis and Deakin’s Tort Law (Oxford University Press 2012)
Johnston A, Deakin S and Markesinis B, Markesinis and Deakin’s Tort Law (Oxford University Press 2007)
Johnston A and Slot P, Introduction to Competition Law (Hart Publishing 2006)
Markesinis B, Unberath H and Johnston A, The German Law of Contract: A Comparative Treatise (2006)
Slot P and Johnston A, An Introduction to Competition Law (2006)
Johnston A, Deakin S and Markesinis B, Markesinis and Deakin’s Tort Law (Oxford University Press 2003)
Johnston A, ‘Searching for the (EU) Consumer in Services of General Economic Interest’ in D Leczykiewicz and S Weatherill (eds.), The Images of the Consumer in EU Law: Legislation, Free Movement and Competition Law (Hart Publishing 2016)
JOHNSTON A, ‘Seeking the EU ’Consumer’ in Services of General Economic Interest’ in D LECZYKIEWICZ and S WEATHERILL (eds.), The Images of the Consumer in EU Law
Legislation, Free Movement and Competition Law (Bloomsbury 2015)
Johnston A, ‘The impact of the new EU Commission Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy on the promotion of renewable energies’ in T Sveen (ed.), EU Renewable Energy Law: Legal challenges and new perspectives (Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law 2014)
Johnston A, ‘The future shape of EU energy law and policy’ in A Arnull, C Barnard, M Dougan, and others (eds.) (Hart Publishing 2011)
Johnston A, ‘Chapter X - Other exception clauses, and Chapter XII - State Monopolies of a Commercial Character’ in P Oliver (ed.), Oliver on Free Movement of Goods in the European Union (Hart Publishing 2010)
Johnston A and Unberath H, ‘European Private Law by Directives: Approach and Challenges’ in C Twigg-Flesner (ed.), Cambridge Companion to European Union Private Law (Cambridge University Press 2010)
Johnston A, ‘Ownership unbundling: Prolegomenon to a legal analysis’ in M Bulterman, L Hancher, A McDonnell, and others (eds.), Views of European Law from the Mountain: Liber Amicorum for Piet Jan Slot (Kluwer Law International 2009)
Johnston A, ‘State aid to tackle leakage: EC law considerations’ in K Neuhoff and F Matthes (eds.), The Role of Auctions for Emissions Trading (Climate Strategies 2008)
Johnston A, ‘Instances and analysis of feedback in the loop-flow between EC law and national private law: some tentative insights for comparative and European Community lawyers’ in O Remien (ed.) (Mohr Siebeck 2008)
Johnston A, ‘Legal issues raised by the introduction of take-or-pay contracts for renewables deployment in the UK’ in B Delvaux, M Hunt and K Talus (eds.), EU Energy Law and Policy Issues – The Energy Law Research Forum Collection (Euroconfidentiel/European Study Service 2008)
Johnston A, ‘Entries on ’Sovereignty’, ’Subsidiarity’ and ’Supremacy’ under the E.U. Law section’ in P Cane and J Conaghan (eds.), The New Oxford Companion to Law (Oxford University Press 2008)
Johnston A, ‘’Euro-Visions’? Some thoughts on prospects and mechanisms for future constitutional change in the European Union’ in C Barnard (ed.) (Oxford University Press 2007)
Johnston A and Unberath H, ‘Law at, to or from the centre? The European Court of Justice and the harmonization of private law in the European Union’ in F Cafaggi (ed.) (Oxford University Press 2006)
Johnston A and Powles E, ‘The kings of the world and their dukes’ dilemma: Globalisation, jurisdiction and the rule of law’ in P Slot and M Bulterman (eds.) (Kluwer Law International 2004)
Johnston A and Dashwood A, The Future of the Judicial System of the European Union (Hart Publishing 2001)
Johnston A, ‘Seeking the EU ’Consumer’ in Services of General Economic Interest’, IMAGES OF THE CONSUMER IN EU LAW: LEGISLATION, FREE MOVEMENT AND COMPETITION LAW (2016)
Heffron R, Johnston A, McCauley D, and others, ‘Policy delivery for low carbon energy infrastructure in the UK, april 5th 2013: Conference overview’ (2013) 61 ENERGY POLICY 1367 (review)
Johnston A, ‘Review of: Kelyn Bacon, EC Law of State Aid (Oxford: OUP, 2009) and Martin Heidenhain, European State Aid Law (Munich: C.H. Beck, 2010)’ (2011) 127 Law Quarterly Review 151 (review)
Johnston A, ‘Review of: Donald. L. Zillman, Catherine Redgwell, Yinka O. Omorogbe and Lila K. Barrera-Hernández, Beyond the Carbon Economy: Energy Law in Transition’ [2010] (1) Web Journal of Current Legal Issues (review)
Johnston A, ‘Review of: Hans-W. Micklitz, Norbert Reich and Peter Rott, Understanding EU Consumer Law’ (2010) 47 Common Market Law Review 956 (review)
Johnston A, ‘Review of: Elizabeth O’Neill and Emma Sanders (with Margaret Bloom and Anneli Howard), UK Competition Procedure: The Modernised Regime’ [2008] Cambridge Law Journal 434 (review)
Johnston A, ‘Review of: Barry Barton et al, (eds.), Energy Security: Managing Risk in a Dynamic Legal and Regulatory Environment’ [2007] Cambridge Law Journal 240 (review)
Johnston A, ‘Review of: Paul Craig, EU Administrative Law’ [2007] Cambridge Law Journal 715 (review)
Johnston A, ‘Review of: Christopher W. Jones (ed.), EU Competition Law and Energy Markets (EU Energy Law, Vol. II) (2005)’ [2006] European Law Review 926 (review)
Johnston A, ‘Review of: Peter Cameron, Competition in Energy Markets – Law and Regulation in the European Union (2005)’ (2006) 31 European Law Review 136 (review)
Johnston A, ‘Review of: Rex Zedalis, International Energy Law, and Martha Roggenkamp et al, Energy Law in Europe’ (2003) 3 Yearbook of European Environmental Law 803 (review)
Johnston A, ‘Review of: Danny Nicol, EC Membership and the Judicialization of British Politics’ (2003) 40 Common Market Law Review 525 (review)
Johnston A, ‘Review of: Diana Woodhouse, The Office of the Lord Chancellor’ [2002] Cambridge Law Journal 715 (review)
Johnston A and Unberath H, ‘Annotation on Joined Cases C-65/09 & C-87/09, Gebr. Weber GmbH v. Jürgen Wittmer and Ingrid Putz v. Medianess Electronics GmbH (judgment of 16 June 2011)’ (2012) 48(2) Common Market Law Review 793 (case-note)
Johnston A and Nanopoulos E, ‘The New UK Supreme Court, the Separation of Powers and Anti-Terrorism Measures’ [2010] Cambridge Law Journal 218 (case-note)
Johnston A, ‘Frozen in Time? The ECJ Finally Rules on the Kadi Appeal’ [2010] Cambridge Law Journal 1 (case-note)
Johnston A, ‘Freezing Terrorist Assets Again: Walking a Tightrope over Thin Ice?’ [2008] Cambridge Law Journal 31 (case-note)
Johnston A, ‘The European Union and the Ongoing Search for Terrorists’ Assets: Getting Warmer or Colder?’ [2007] Cambridge Law Journal 523 (case-note)
Johnston A, ‘Thawing Out? The European Courts and the Freezing of Terrorist Assets’ [2007] Cambridge Law Journal 273 (case-note)
Johnston A, ‘Putting the Cart Before the Horse? Privacy and the Wainwrights’ [2004] Cambridge Law Journal 15 (case-note)