Although not always expressed in human rights terms, ESC rights have played a key part in politics and policy-making in Scotland in recent years, in particular in relation to arguments around land reform, children's rights, social justice, inequalities, and Scotland's relationship with the EU.
Most recently, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill incorporated the rights in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into Scots law.