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At 08:16 PM 3/14/2015, Bruce Tonkin wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Under its Articles of
Incorporation ICANN already operates “for the benefit of the Internet
community as a whole, carrying out its activities in conformity with
relevant principles of international law and applicable international
conventions and local law.” See:
<a href="https://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/articles" eudora="autourl">
https://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/articles</a><br><br>
The Independent Review Process allows parties to challenge Board
decisions that are inconsistent with the Articles of Incorporation or
Bylaws.<br><br>
[SNIP]</blockquote><br>
Just by way of clarification, while it's true that the IRP allows parties
"to challenge Board decisions that are inconsistent with the
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws," the IRP panel does not have
the power to actually decide the question of whether or not a Board
decision WAS inconsistent with the Articles or Bylaws. See Bylaws,
Art IV sec 3(4):<br><br>
"The IRP Panel must apply a defined standard of review to the IRP
request, focusing on:
<ol>
<ol>
<li><a name="IV-3.4a"></a>did the Board act without conflict of interest
in taking its decision?;
<li><a name="IV-3.4b"></a>did the Board exercise due diligence and care
in having a reasonable amount of facts in front of them?; and
<li><a name="IV-3.4c"></a>did the Board members exercise independent
judgment in taking the decision, believed to be in the best interests of
the company?"
</ol>
</ol>That's a much narrower scope of inquiry than whether the Board acted
outside the ByLaws, for example.<br><br>
David<br><br>
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