[IOT] Another comment treatment (Challenging/Rewriting Consensus Policy)

Malcolm Hutty malcolm at linx.net
Tue May 9 23:35:30 UTC 2017


On 09/05/2017 19:18, McAuley, David via IOT wrote:
> 
> *My recommendations (as participant, not as lead):*
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> I recommend that we create a mandatory right of intervention for the SO
> whose policy is under challenge. And I recommend that we treat it along
> the lines I recommended for other Joinder issues, specifically as follows:
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> ·         That such SO receive notice from a claimant of the full Notice
> of IRP and Request for IRP (including copies of all related, filed
> documents) contemporaneously with the claimant serving those documents
> on ICANN; and
> 
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> ·         That such SO have a right to intervene in the IRP. How that
> right shall be exercised shall be up to the PROCEDURES OFFICER, who may
> allow such intervention through granting IRP-party status or by allowing
> such SO to file amicus brief(s), as the PROCEDURES OFFICER determines in
> his/her discretion. No interim relief or settlement of the IRP can be
> made without allowing those given amicus status a chance to file an
> amicus brief on the requested relief or terms of settlement.
> 
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> ·         I therefore *suggest we stop short* of providing such notice
> to SGs, WG Chairs and community members, and “those who helped create
> the consensus policy and those whose interests are represented
> in/affected by it.”
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> ·         I do not see the need to limit what a panel can do with
> respect to challenges to consensus policy inasmuch as bylaw section
> 4.3(o) seems well suited to address the matter.

Sounds good to me.




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