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Professor Chris Hilson joined the School of Law of the University of Reading in 1996 from the Environmental Services Association, where he acted for a short time as a policy advisor to the waste industry. Prior to that he was a lecturer in law at the University of Leeds from 1993-1996.
- Who We Are
Chris Hilson is an academic lawyer with a particular...
- Who We Are
Chris Hilson currently works at the School of Law, University of Reading. Chris does research in Environmental Law, Climate Law (including climate change litigation), Environmental Politics,...
Chris Hilson is an academic lawyer with a particular interest in the use of legal mobilisation by social movement actors to achieve policy change. He was the first to come up with the idea of legal opportunity structure as a theory to explain why groups turn to litigation as a strategy.
Professor Chris Hilson joined the School of Law of the University of Reading in 1996 from the Environmental Services Association where he acted for a short time as a policy advisor to the waste industry.
Editor, Journal of Environmental Law (OUP), 2008-2012. Head of School of Law, 2009-2014. Specialties: Environmental Law (especially EU and UK), Climate Law, legal mobilisation/law and...
Dec 13, 2023 · Professor Chris Hilson, Director of the Centre for Climate and Justice at the University of Reading, comments on the climate deal agreed at COP28. He said: "Language matters. So a transition away from fossil fuels is not a phasing out. But actions speak louder than words.
Apr 29, 2024 · Chris Hilson is a Professor of Law at the School of Law University of Reading and Director of the Reading Centre for Climate and Justice. He has published widely on climate law, climate change litigation, and on the ECtHR’s case law on human rights and the environment.
