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Freedom to Roam in Scotland (2019)

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Re: Freedom to Roam in Scotland (2019)

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We also have freedom to roam; is this a civil vs common law thing? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_law_(legal_system)

It's more a nordic country thing (plus some other european countries). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_to_roam

France, the home of civil law, does not have it.

Re: Freedom to Roam in Scotland (2019)

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post #3

We also have freedom to roam; is this a civil vs common law thing? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_law_(legal_system)

It's more a nordic country thing (plus some other european countries). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_to_roam France, the home of civil law, does not have it.

On the other hand, we have a recent but strong law ensure coastal paths along the sea or ocean. Such as:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GR_34

We take it for granted and the restrictions when traveling abroad are always surprising.

Re: Freedom to Roam in Scotland (2019)

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A reminder the seashore below high tideline has always (as far as I know) been public land, and remains so under this code. Dunes and bird nest area and SSSI have restrictions as do airports, military and nuclear installations (the latter may have imposed restrictions out to open water)

Some places in Scotland like Gruinard island were restricted due to Germ warfare experiments until comparatively recently.

Re: Freedom to Roam in Scotland (2019)

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We also have freedom to roam; is this a civil vs common law thing? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_law_(legal_system)

Who is "we" in your comment?

People in my country, one of {Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland}.
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