This report handled the reality of the accountability of legislative conflicts of interests in the Palestinian National Authority with regard to the concepts of interests and conflict of interests. Besides, it checked parameters that control this issue, including moral restraint and the existence of legal texts bear a specific definition of conflict of interests, and require the government employee declaration of information and imposing clear penalties in the event of any abuses.

 In addition to the reputation of the staff member and the institution, the report addressed the difference between this concept and other related concepts of integrity and transparency like, favoritism, nepotism, bribery, wasta, and the waste of public funds and black mailing.

Later on, the report addressed the conflict of interests in light of international covenants and caparisoned experience as it went through the legal material related to the conflict of interests in the UNCAC and the International Code of Conduct for public employees for the year 1996 as well as some of the adopted legislations in Yemen, Egypt, Kuwait, Britain and “Israel”. Furthermore,  the report addressed in its final section the Palestinian laws that have relation with the legislative and executive authorities, the rules that have to deal with the economical and financial issues, and finally the laws that deals with the judicial issues.

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