Migrant students in Scotland win equal right to free tuition in landmark case

Court of session rules criteria that meant Ola Jasmin missed out by 58 days breached her human rights

Students from migrant families in Scotland will have the same right to free university tuition as their peers, after a landmark court judgment which legal experts say highlights the positive impact of human rights legislation.

The court of session in Edinburgh found that Iraq-born Ola Jasim, who has lived in Scotland for nine years but missed out on the criteria for free tuition fees by 58 days, had her human rights breached.