Two important cases, both dealing with state mining regulation, help frame this issue.

To frame the issue, two or more experts are invited to present brief points of view on the problem, which are published back-to-back in the journal.

Information and debate no longer are part of a search for truth, but rather, a process of advocacy, which frames the issue in terms of competing interest groups.

It recommends being positive, framing the issue as being about peace not settlements.