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Guide to the right to protest

Publication Date
March 2026, revised
Type
  • Guides
Topic
  • Participation in decision-making
Synopsis

This is a guide to the right to protest in Scotland. The right to protest in Scotland is derived mainly from Article 11 right to freedom of peaceful assembly and to freedom of association with others in the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). This guide discusses that right and some of the main laws which affect the right to protest in Scotland.

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