LRPS 2020-9162173 -Project on Diversion - Blended approach for recruitment of national consultant

Scope of work and specific tasks:

The Consultant/Institution is expected to conduct research that serves as a basis for exploring the feasibility of promoting diversion and alternatives to deprivation of liberty in the context of child justice, and to undertake the following specific tasks:

1. Draft a report in Arabic[1] (30-40 pages, excluding annexes) that would be based on:

1. Legal review: Mapping of what is currently legislated for in terms of diversion, alternatives to pre-trial detention, alternative sanctions and modalities for the execution of imprisonment as a sanction, for children in conflict with the law in Lebanon.
2. Review of practice: Analytical overview of the implementation status of existing legislation, including identification of gaps and bottlenecks within the existing system.
3. Identification of what works and why.
4. Qualification of today’s law and practice, and identification of possible ways forward.

1. Present the report in a meeting/workshop for UNICEF and other relevant stakeholders to share findings and receive inputs to be integrated in the final report.