Literature Review
Desk-based literature review is used for all four assessment areas. Given the nature of this work, it would make sense to have one actor do all of the desk-based literature review work. This is because information relevant to various assessment areas may be found in the same document (such as the annual reports of the oversight body and public authorities). It would be very inefficient for different actors to go through the same documents looking for different information. At the same time, this will require the actor to have a strong overview of all of the substantive issues that are being assessed, so that all of the relevant information in the literature is captured.
Some of the key documents to review here include:
- The annual reports of the oversight body and the public authorities which are being reviewed
- Any other reports issued by the oversight body and the public authorities which are being reviewed
- Reports by civil society organisations, whether local or international, about implementation, including any testing they may have done (for example by making RTI requests)
- Any relevant reports by inter-governmental organisations
- Any relevant official reports which may have been issued (i.e. by the government)
- Relevant media reports, including blogs
- Relevant records of parliamentary discussions