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Rhonson’s research interests focus on collective redress, private international law and international commercial arbitration. Rhonson also holds a long-standing interest in matters relating to regional integration and dispute resolution in the English-speaking Caribbean and other small states. His external appointments include a Research Fellowship in Collective Redress and International Alternative Dispute Resolution at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) and Adjunct Professorship at FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany. He is also involved in the Collective Redress project based at BIICL. Rhonson has participated in a number of research projects in various capacities for external organisations such as the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Organisation for the Harmonisation of Business Law in the Caribbean (OHADAC) and the EU Commission. Rhonson’s research has also been supported by internal and external research funding, including from the ESRC and the EU Commission. Rhonson frequently presents papers in his areas of research at academic conferences and specialist expert panels.
Teaching Activity
Dispute Resolution, Law for Business, International Commercial Dispute Resolution.
External positions
Senior Legal Expert, European Commission Directorate General for Justice, Freedom and Security
2026 → 2027
Senior Legal Expert , European Commission Directorate General for Justice, Freedom and Security
2024 → 2025
Legal Expert & Research Fellow, European Commission
2017 → 2018
Research Fellow in Collective Redress and ADR, British Institute of International and Comparative Law
2016 → 2018
Legal Expert & European Rapportuer, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
2016 → 2017
Legal Expert, Organisation for the Harmonisation of Business Law in the Caribbean
2014
Visiting Fellow in Collective Redress and ADR, British Institute of International and Comparative Law
Adjunct Professor, FernUniversität Hagen
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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Mapping Third Party Litigation Funding in the European Union
Lein, E., Bonze, C., Salim, R., Alleweldt, F. & Kara, S., 21 Mar 2025, European Commission. 707 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Standing in collective environmental claims: the quest for normative consistency towards representation
Salim, R., 25 Jul 2025, In: Mass Claims. 5, 1, p. 26-38 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Collective Redress and Climate Change Litigation in the EU - A Promising Future or More of the Same?
Salim, R., 29 Dec 2023, Climate Change Litigation in Europe: Comparative and Sectoral Perspectives and the Way Forward. Alogna, I., Billiet, C., Fermeglia, M. & Holzhausen, A. (eds.). 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Published conference output › Chapter
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Improving collective redress in Europe: implementing the Representative Actions Directive
Salim, R. & Fairgrieve, D., 2 Jan 2023, In: Civil Justice Quarterly. 42, 1, p. 52-70 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Collective Redress in Europe: Moving Forward or Treading Water?
Fairgrieve, D. & Salim, R., 2 May 2022, In: International and Comparative Law Quarterly. 71, 2, p. 465-479 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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