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[william currie]

Good points, Malcolm.

The accountability test now has these questions:

1 Is there an accountable actor, clearly identified?

2(a) Is there an accountability forum, to which the accountable actor
is responsive?

(b) Is the relationship between the accountable actor and the
accountability forum one of holding the accountable actor to account,
where the accountability forum's view is decisive? Or is the
relationship merely advisory, where the accountable actor's view
ultimately prevails?

3 Is it clear for what issues the accountable actor is being held to
account by the accountability forum?

4 Is it clear by what standards the accountable actor is being held to
account?

5 Are there clear reasons as to why the accountable actor is being held to
account in the manner specified in the proposal?

On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 10:52 AM, Malcolm Hutty <malcolm at linx.net> wrote:

>
>
> On 16/10/2015 09:36, william currie wrote:
> >
> > The accountability test of the CCWG-A final proposal will consist of the
> > following questions:
> >
> > 1 Is there an accountable actor, clearly identified?
> >
> > 2. Is the accountable actor accountable to an accountability forum,
> > clearly defined?
> >
> > 3 Is it clear for what issues the accountable actor is being held to
> > account by the accountability forum?
> >
> > 4 Is it clear by what standards the accountable actor is being held to
> > account?
> >
> > 5 Are there clear reasons as to why the accountable actor is being held
> > to account in the manner specified in the proposal?
>
> Since you are trying to break the issue into atomic parts, I would
> comment that your second question contains two sub questions
>
> a) is there an accountability forum, to which the accountability actor
> is responsive?
>
> and
>
> b) is the relationship between the accountability actor and the
> accountability forum one of holding the accountability actor to account,
> where the accountability forum's view is decisive? Or is the
> relationship merely advisory, where the accountability actor's view
> ultimately prevails?
>
> i.e.
> - does the forum exist? and
> - does it prevail?
>
>
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