In March 2025, ERCS submitted a complaint to the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee on the Scottish Civil Justice Council’s failure to publicly consult on proposed changes to rules ...
Scottish elections 2026: where do the parties stand on environmental rights?
With only a week to go before the next Scottish Parliament election, what commitments have each party made on environmental rights and access to justice? ...
Fossil Free Law: A new generation of lawyers ready to confront the climate emergency
Behind every climate disaster, there is fossil fuel. And behind every fossil fuel project, there is a lawyer representing the interests of a fossil fuel company ...
ERCS is recruiting a Solicitor
We're looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated environmental lawyer to help us establish Scotland’s only law centre for environmental justice ...
Failings at Scotland’s environmental watchdog exposed by environmental law charity – press release
A new report published by ERCS has identified a series of failures at Environmental Standards Scotland, an environmental watchdog established to enforce environmental law ...
Dismay and concern after Scottish Government abandons flagship Human Rights Bill
The Programme for Government announced yesterday signals the Scottish Government’s abject failure to deliver on their promise of a Scottish Human Rights Bill including the right to a healthy environment ...
Former UN Special Rapporteur explains in 90 seconds why Scotland needs the right to a healthy environment
During the last six years as the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, Professor David R. Boyd has supported countless people across the world to implement and use their right to a healthy environment – watch his message to Scotland ...
New briefing calls for urgent reform to Scotland’s legal aid system
A new briefing, jointly authored by ERCS, the Human Rights Consortium Scotland and JustRight Scotland, calls for urgent reform to improve Scotland's civil legal aid system and increase access to justice ...
