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Can criminalising ecocide make Scotland’s polluters pay?
Hello, I am Julia, the new Policy & Communications Officer at ERCS. Since starting in November, I have been exploring what criminalising ecocide could mean for Scotland ...
Lunchtime 101: Ecocide
Watch the recording of our Lunchtime 101 to find out more about the crime of ecocide ...
Legal pressure forces Scottish Government to come clean on climate impacts – press release
After withholding a climate assessment of its £26bn infrastructure plan, the prospect of legal action from the Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland (ERCS) and Good Law Project has won a promise from Scottish Ministers to publish it ...
Save Our Shore Leith: Two years of advocating for a clean Water of Leith
SOSLeith have been fighting against sewage pollution for over two years, with little action from environmental regulators ...
Campaigners slam Scottish Civil Justice Council for refusing to consult on changes to legal expenses – press release
Campaigners have criticised the Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC), for its lack of transparency in undertaking a review of legal expenses ...
Petition handed in to Scottish Government for Human Rights Day
Today we submitted the final copy of our petition calling for an enforceable right to a healthy environment ...
This Human Rights Day, Scotland must realise the promise of the right to a healthy environment
Human Rights Day marks a key moment in human history: 10 December 1948, when representatives from across the world came together to sign the UN Declaration of Human Rights. Yet the rights it contained were incomplete ...
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