Strengthening access to justice in Latvia through fostering mediation and legal aid services (Phase II)
December 2021 – March 2024
Strengthening access to justice in Latvia through fostering mediation and legal aid services
(Phase II)
This Project is co-funded by the European Union via the Technical Support Instrument, and implemented by the Council of Europe, in cooperation with the European Commission.
The project’s first objective is widening the scope, availability, and quality of state ensured legal aid in Latvia. In addition, it aims to increase the awareness of and recourse to mediation in Latvia as a means of conflict resolution.
Expected Results
The preliminary legal aid system, which would refer persons to the specific type of legal advice they require, will work using a new model specifically adapted to its national context using a combination of European good practices, and experience from the previous project. A module to train frontline advisers that will provide preliminary legal aid and have the capacity to refer cases to mediation when appropriate, will exist. A quality assurance mechanism will have been developed that enables efficient monitoring of the quality of the provided legal aid services. Lastly, specific groups will be identified for targeted campaigns to raise awareness on the advantages of mediation as an alternative method to judicial dispute resolution.
Main activities
Report and recommendations on the establishment of quality standards and a quality assurance mechanism for state ensured legal aid, also considering an increased recourse to mediation
Offering capacity building activities for those involved in providing legal aid by developing and testing a training programme in various focus areas including mediation
Design, implementation, and analysis of a pilot project using a tailored preliminary legal aid mechanism that considers the possible recourse to mediation. The quality assurance mechanism and training module above will also be tested.
Report and recommendations on how mediation can be promoted strategically, according to the needs of specific target groups, and development of materials for a communication and public awareness campaign
Project beneficiaries and stakeholders
The main partners of the project are the Ministry of Justice, the Legal Aid Administration of Latvia, the Council of Certified Mediators, and the Judicial Training Centre.
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Call for tenders for national experts on legal aid and mediation in Latvia
Iuliia TKACHENKO
Modified 1 Year ago.
In the framework of the Project “Strengthening access to justice in Latvia through fostering mediation and legal aid services (Phase II)” funded by the European Union and Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe, the Council of Europe is looking for providers of intellectual services related to legal aid and mediation in Latvia. The project includes two lots:
- The design of the new preliminary legal aid model, establishment of quality standards and quality assurance mechanisms, training of a new class of legal professional to provide legal aid.
- Increasing the awareness of mediation through legal aid and the design of awareness campaigns to promote mediation among specific target groups.
Interested parties are invited to consult the documentation below and follow the instructions for submission, in English by email only. Working knowledge of conversational English in a professional environment is required.
The deadline for the submission of tenders is 3 August 2022