Rule of Law and Governance in the Palestinian Authority

Annex A. Legislative Drafting Guidelines: Palestinian Authority RIA Template

Table A.1. Palestinian Authority RIA Template

Template of the Elements of the Document
Element	Content
1. Document title on the cover
2. Executive summary	Includes main elements of the document and outcomes in brief
3. Problem	Focuses on and clarifies main problem and should include the following: Problem date Problem causes Relevant laws Statistics Risk assessment government’s position
4. Alternatives	The following must be specified: Non-action option Non-legitimate intervention Legislative-intervention Legislative and non-legislative intervention For each alternative, the following points need to be examined: What is the alternative? Possible impacts Distribution of impacts, what categories are directly affected by each impact Financial costs and advantages of the intervention
5. Alternative adopted by the government	One alternative must be selected
6. Public consultations	Parties consulted must be included: Party consulted Topic of the consultation Means of consultation
7. Commitment and implementation	Mention mechanisms and means for implementation and commitment; how mechanism to be implemented and costs of implementation
8. Follow-up and evaluation	Mention follow-up mechanism that will be included in the law (Who control what? When and how?)
9. Recommendation	Mention the important recommendations