Comparative Analysis of Freedom of Information Laws in Sierra Leone and Liberia

2021 ◽  
pp. 81-113
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Freedom Of Information

scholarly journals Information Access Rights in FOIA and FOISA – Fit for Purpose?

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-87
Author(s):  
Karen Mc Cullagh
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Information Access ◽  
Freedom Of Information ◽  
Freedom Of Information Act ◽  
Full Compliance ◽  
Political Cultures ◽  
Fit For Purpose ◽  
Access Rights

In this article, Dr Mc Cullagh examines whether the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) are fit for purpose as they enter their second decade. A two-fold approach is used to make this determination. Firstly, an assessment of the degree of compliance of both Acts against a set of UN endorsed principles is undertaken. This reveals that neither Act is fully compliant with the normative principles. Secondly, the Acts are compared against each other. The comparative analysis demonstrates that the Acts are creatures of their respective parliaments and that their evolution has been shaped by the distinct political cultures in which they operate. It concludes that at present FOISA offers stronger information rights but that both Acts should be amended to ensure full compliance with the UN endorsed principles if both jurisdictions are to have information rights that are fit for purpose as they enter their second decade.

scholarly journals The Cost Exemption in the Freedom of Information Regimes of the United Kingdom and Scotland: a Comparative Analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 195-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Calum Liddle ◽  
David McMenemy
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Comparative Evaluation ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Freedom Of Information ◽  
Freedom Of Information Act ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Cost ◽  
North And South

AbstractIn this tenth anniversary year since freedom of information came into force north and south of the border, the authors, Calum Liddle and David McMenemy, undertake an in-depth comparative evaluation of the parallel cost exemptions found in the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. Does Scottish FOI indeed afford a more generous disclosure entitlement? And are applicants, in turn, employing comparatively weaker rights when requesting information from analogous English and Welsh authorities? A statutory analysis of the home nation provisions is complemented by case law and a nod to contemporaneous events.

scholarly journals Mathematical modeling and comparative analysis of the Ebola epidemic reveal effective control measures

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junlong Li ◽  
Caiping Song ◽  
Jingya Yang ◽  
Jingmin Zheng ◽  
Lina Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Modeling ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Ebola Virus ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Effective Control ◽  
Epidemic Outbreak ◽  
And Control

Abstract The Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a highly contagious disease which is caused by the Ebola virus . Various measures were used to prevent and control the spread of EVD. The aim of this study was to find out the most critical measures to prevent and control the spread of EVD. Both mathematical modeling and comparative analysis were used to explore the development process of EVD outbreak in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The results of comparative analysis showed quarantined individuals before infection (R 2 = 0.848, ε = 1.012), safe burial teams (R 2 = 0.772, ε = 0.385), and the Ebola treatment units (ETU) bed (R 2 = 0.690, ε = 0.432) could significantly influence the incidence of EVD which were consistent with the results of mathematical modeling. These findings indicted that a timely and effective quarantine played a significant role in preventing and controlling the spread of EVD, and the findings would help us prevent and control the epidemic outbreak of new infectious disease in the future.

scholarly journals Comparative Analysis of Host Cell Entry of Ebola Virus From Sierra Leone, 2014, and Zaire, 1976

2015 ◽  
Vol 212 (suppl 2) ◽  
pp. S172-S180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heike Hofmann-Winkler ◽  
Kerstin Gnirß ◽  
Florian Wrensch ◽  
Stefan Pöhlmann
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Host Cell ◽  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Ebola Virus ◽  
Cell Entry ◽  
Host Cell Entry

scholarly journals Inheritance, contact, convergence

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 202-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kofi Yakpo
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Equatorial Guinea ◽  
Processes Of Change ◽  
Personal Pronouns ◽  
Obligatory Contour Principle ◽  
Cross Diffusion ◽  
Founder Populations ◽  
Suppletive Allomorphy ◽  
Vowel Height

Abstract This article provides a comparative analysis of the suppletive allomorphy of two personal pronouns in the five African English-lexifier Creoles (AECs) Krio (Sierra Leone), Pichi (Equatorial Guinea), Ghanaian Pidgin English, Nigerian Pidgin, and Cameroon Pidgin. The alternation of the 3sg object forms =àm (a clitic) and ín (a non-clitic) is conditioned by a tonal obligatory contour principle (ocp), a vowel height ocp, animacy, and focus in different constellations across the five AECs. In addition, an epenthetic /r/ is recruited in four of the AECs to ensure that the ocp is not breached. The analyses suggest that pronominal suppletion in the AECs has been fashioned by processes of change and differentiation typical of geographically extensive language families, such as migration from linguistic homelands, acquisition by non-founder populations, interlectal cross-diffusion, as well as contact and convergence with adstrate, substrate, and superstrate languages.

Land use/land cover change evaluation using land change modeller: A comparative analysis between two main cities in Sierra Leone

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 100262
Author(s):  
Musa Tarawally ◽  
Xu Wenbo ◽  
Hou Weiming ◽  
Terence Darlington Mushore ◽  
Matthew Biniyam Kursah
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Land Cover Change ◽  
Land Use Land Cover ◽  
Land Change
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