THE SCOTTISH Government is facing legal action after an 11-year breach of
international law through a failure to have a public right of challenge
over decisions that would damage the nation’s precious environment,
landscape and wildlife.
A coalition of campaign groups from Planning Democracy, Environmental
Rights Centre for Scotland, Friends of the Earth Scotland and RSPB
Scotland, have submitted a formal complaint about the Scottish Government
to the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee (ACCC), a United Nations body
tasked with upholding environmental rights saying there is a breach of
international law.
A Scottish Government spokesman said: “We have contributed to a UK Action
Plan to address the gaps in compliance which have been identified by the
Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee recommendations which, specifically
for Scotland, relate to the costs of access to justice on environmental
matters.
A Scottish Government spokesman said: “We have contributed to a UK Action
Plan to address the gaps in compliance which have been identified by the
Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee recommendations which, specifically
for Scotland, relate to the costs of access to justice on environmental
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