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Sue Willman is an Assistant Director of King’s Legal Clinic and Senior Lecturer in Law at The Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London. She specializes in human rights and environmental law, with a focus on climate justice and strategic litigation. Her roles include supervising legal clinics and collaborating with global initiatives to address environmental and social justice issues.
Education: LLM in International Legal Studies from Georgetown University. Affiliations include the Climate Law and Governance Centre at King’s and public interest firm Deighton Pierce Glynn.
Research interests emphasize the Rights of Nature framework, transnational environmental harms, and legal strategies to combat climate emergencies. Notable projects include launching the UK’s first Human Rights and Environmental Law Clinics, developing the 'Rights of Nature Toolkit,' and supporting cross-cultural legal modules in India.
Awards: Appointed Honorary King’s Counsel (2025) for contributions to legal practice outside the courtroom. Recognized for pioneering work in asylum support law, environmental litigation, and global south community advocacy.
Advising and Grants: Leads King’s Legal Clinic’s climate justice pledge, supervises student projects on environmental law, and collaborates with NGOs like Earthrise and the London Mining Network. Recent initiatives include Ugandan deforestation cases and Serbian endangered species protection.
Labs/Teams: King’s Legal Clinic, Climate Law and Governance Centre, and the Oiljustice Project with War on Want.
