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International Journal for the Semiotics of Law - Revue internationale de Sémiotique juridique -     

Mary Alice Haddad,Effective Advocacy: Lessons from East Asia’s Environmentalists

Journal of Chinese Political Science -     

Effective Practices for Interagency Data Sharing: Insights from Collaborative Research in a Regional Intervention

Data sharing adds considerable value to interagency programs that seek to tackle complex social problems. Yet data sharing is not easily enacted either technically or as a governance practice, especially considering the multiple forms of risk involved. This article presents insights from a successful data sharing project in a major region in east coast Australia involving a federally funded research partnership between two universities and a number of human services agencies. The Spatial Data Analysis Project sought to establish a community of practice for devising data sharing protocols and embedding data sharing into agency practices. Close dialogue between the project partners and mobilizing the authority of extant regulatory and legal frameworks proved effective in confronting risks and barriers. The article reveals effective practices for data sharing and derives lessons for other policy and governance contexts.     

The ICC Arrest Warrants for the Lord's Resistance Army Leaders and Peace Prospects for Northern Uganda

For nearly the last 20 years, the government of President Museveniin Uganda has been battling the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)insurgency in northern Uganda. The conflict has been describedas one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. Havingfailed to end the conflict militarily, the government of Ugandainvited the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigatethe activities of the LRA with a view to prosecuting the rebelleaders, who are responsible for the most egregious human rightsabuses that have been perpetrated in this conflict. The ICCinvestigation has resulted in the indictment of the LRA's fivemost senior leaders. However, they are yet to be apprehended.Meanwhile, the issuing of the arrest warrants seems to haveended all hopes of resolving the conflict peacefully.