a) The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) – specifically article 15 b) The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) – specifically article 19 c) The 1980 UNESCO recommendations concerning the Status of the Artist d) The 2005 UNESCO Convention On the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions e) The report will further discuss proposed alignment of current legislation with the new Constitution in relation to the above The report refers to the recommendations of the report The Right to Freedom of Artistic Expression and Creation by Farida Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights. The study was not be limited to the above description but included any relevant information such as the use of devices used to carry out artistic censorship. The study also took into account as inspirational background the scope of the reports:  Censorship in the Lebanese Legal System  Censors of Creativity  ArtWatch Report 2013  All That is Banned is Desired (Conference Report and Article Collection) (iii) Methodology The consultant carried out a desk review, gathered, reviewed and analysed relevant literature and engaged in consultation with key arts and culture stakeholders, including: independent experts, academics, and international, regional and local non-governmental organisations. In particular, national reports, stakeholder reports, outcome reports and mid-term implementation 6 | Page