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To What Extent Will the New Public Procurement Law N. 244/2021 Tackle Corruption in Lebanon? journal article

A Practical Analysis of the New Lebanese Public Procurement Law in Light of the Corresponding 2011 UNCITRAL Model Law

Salim Yaacoub

European Procurement & Public Private Partnership Law Review, Volume 19 (2024), Issue 1, Page 61 - 73

Lebanon is grappling with significant deficiencies in financial transparency and a fragmented public procurement system, marked by substantial capacity and technology gaps. This has led to disorganisation and heightened corruption risks. The United Nations estimates that the annual cost of corruption in Lebanon at a staggering 10 billion United States Dollars (USD), attributing this cost to the misallocation of public funds, limited returns on investments, capital flight, and the reluctance of potential investors to pursue economic opportunities. This article appraises the policies and regulations introduced by the Lebanese public procurement Law 244/2021, a response to these challenges and the 2011 United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law.1 This article explores the ways in which Law 244/201 aims to fulfil Lebanon's international obligations in the fight against corruption, particularly by ensuring transparent financial management processes in public procurement. Keywords: UNCITRAL; Lebanon; Corruption; Integrity

Rethinking The Role Of Civil Society In Public Procurement journal article

Carol Cravero

European Procurement & Public Private Partnership Law Review, Volume 14 (2019), Issue 1, Page 30 - 42

Global challenges increasingly require collaborative state-civil society efforts. The formulation and delivery of public policies are no longer the prerogative of the public administration alone. Instead, civil society might play an important role in public policies, including buying practices. Although examples of civil society’s involvement already exist in some public procurement frameworks, its potential is still underexploited or even neglected as to specific public procurement’s stages or purposes. Whilst some specific provisions have been enacted to ensure its effective participation in public procurement to enhance transparency, civil society involvement in buying processes might help fostering sustainability. This paper specifically analyses the questions on how and when (ie at what procurement stage) the involvement of civil society is/can be provided and for what purpose(s) in the light of the 2018 OECD-MAPS and the MDBs guidance documents with a particular focus integrity pacts. Keywords: Sustainable public procurement; Civil society; Integrity.

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