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 ...
Still no progress on access to justice in Scotland as UN deadline looms – press release
Scottish Government actions to address the ‘prohibitive expense’ of taking environmental cases to court have been branded ‘truly woeful’ by campaigners ...
New briefing condemns the Environmental Governance review as an unlawful failure
A new ERCS briefing responds to the Scottish Government's Environmental Governance Review, highlighting our deep disappointment with the poor quality of the Report ...
Watch our animation on the right to a healthy environment and take action
Watch our animation and take action to ensure the right is enforceable ...
Scottish Government faces legal action over missing climate assessment – press release
ERCS and Good Law Project will take legal action against the Scottish Government unless it acts urgently to uphold its commitments over the climate crisis ...
An enforceable right to a healthy environment: Now is the time for Scotland to deliver
We all depend on nature. A healthy environment is fundamental to the right to life, and is integral to addressing the root causes of food and fuel insecurity, health inequalities, and the cost-of-living crisis ...
Report launch: The clear and urgent case for a Scottish Environment Court
Today we are delighted to publish a new report, 'The clear and urgent case for a Scottish Environment Court', commissioned by ERCS and authored by Prof. Campbell Gemmell ...
ERCS challenges Scottish Government over bathing water status
ERCS has made a complaint to Environmental Standards Scotland regarding the government’s unlawful approach to the designation of bathing waters in Scotland ...