How could a dedicated Scottish Environment Court help us hold public bodies and polluters to account for environmental damage? With over 2000 examples in nearly 70 countries what’s stopping us?
Why you should know about a Scottish Environment Court
Creating a Scottish Environment Court would transform the enforcement of environmental rights and protections in Scotland. It would establish a clear route to legal remedy and develop judicial expertise on environmental issues.
Environmental courts and tribunals exist in over 2000 jurisdictions across nearly 70 countries worldwide. A Scottish Environment Court has been under consideration for over forty years but, despite the overwhelming positive evidence on these courts and wide support from environmental and legal experts, the Scottish Government has so far refused to create it.
Why have we seen such little progress?
Join us to get up to speed on how a Scottish Environment Court could radically transform our access to justice on environmental issues.
Scottish Environment Court 101
Joining ERCS’s in-house solicitor Ben Christman will be Prof Campbell Gemmell, visiting professor at Strathclyde University Law School and author of The Clear and Urgent Case for a Scottish Environment Court, and the Hon Justice Brian Preston, Chief Judge of the Land & Environment Court of New South Wales in Australia.
Together we will talk you through:
- What are the barriers to accessing justice for environmental cases in Scotland?
- How would an Environment Court help us enforce our right to a healthy environment?
- What impact has the Land & Environment Court of New South Wales had on environmental rights and protections?
- How would an Environment Court allow us to enforce environmental law and hold public bodies and polluters to account?
The webinar finishes with a Q&A.
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