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Environmental campaigners rally outside Court of Session as Scottish Government misses access to justice deadline – press release

Publication Date
1 October 2024
Type
  • Press releases
Topic
  • Aarhus Convention
  • Access to justice
Synopsis

Environmental and human rights campaigners today rallied outside the Court of Session, Scotland’s top civil court, to mark the Scottish Government missing a crucial deadline for compliance with the with the UN Aarhus Convention’s access to justice requirements.

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