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Still no progress on access to justice in Scotland as UN deadline looms – press release

Publication Date
16 November 2023
Type
  • Press releases
Topic
  • Aarhus Convention
  • Access to justice
Synopsis

Scottish Government actions to address the ‘prohibitive expense’ of taking environmental cases to court have been branded ‘truly woeful’ by campaigners, after a report submitted to the UN’s Aarhus Compliance Committee (ACCC) revealed no concrete progress to make access to justice affordable.

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